stipulating

verb

present participle of stipulate
1
as in specifying

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2
as in insisting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipulating
  1. specifying
  2. insisting
  3. stating
  4. asking
  5. defining
  6. ensuring
  7. assuring
  8. insuring
Verb
  • After years of fraught negotiations between the states failed to yield a deal, federal authorities have stepped in and are expected to publish a plan in the coming days specifying the exact reductions required of states through 2028.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Without specifying which operators, Trost added platforms within the space also have a responsibility in following regulation, rather than working around it.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of specifying
Verb
  • The Prussian within us wants to force everything into the open, insisting that anyone with nothing to hide should be willing to put everything on display.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, airlines are insisting on custom designs to stand out.
    — Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of insisting
Verb
  • On August 4, CMS released a toolkit for state Medicaid programs, stating that more services are not always better.
    — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Mousa Abu Marzouk, a senior Hamas leader, acknowledged that Hamas’ tunnels were for protecting its fighters, not Gazan civilians, stating that protecting Gazans was not Hamas’ responsibility.
    — Daniel Kolkey, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of stating
Verb
  • In practice, Mamdani, who claims to loathe oligarchy and big business, is asking Amazon to destroy over 40 small businesses and subsume their economic power.
    — Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
  • As Sportico detailed last year, McEnroe remembers MSG employees asking Oakley to leave and Oakley responding by swearing at them.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of asking
Verb
  • The defining feature of the property is its location directly on the Blue Flag–awarded Glyfada Beach, at the base of dramatic cliffs dotted with pine forests.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Affordability emerged as one of the defining issues in the Democratic primary.
    — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of defining
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  • Meeting their needs requires addressing stagnant Medicaid rates for behavioral health and ensuring health insurance covers behavioral needs, advocates said.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The ScanMax 320 automatically flattens curved book pages digitally, ensuring clean, flat text without requiring you to tear pages out or manually edit them.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of ensuring
Verb
  • Yet questions about his prolonged stay overseas have left officials publicly assuring Cameroonians that their president is still alive.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • His dad handed him one of E&R Laundry’s fliers, assuring Hurewitz-Ravitch that a campus laundry service would save him time.
    — Grey Battle, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of assuring
Verb
  • If approved by voters, the top-two primary would be repealed and the system would revert to its prior version, insuring every qualified political party could have a candidate advance in the primary to the general election.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
  • But your own car insurance likely covers most of the costs of insuring a rental car.
    — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Definition of insuring
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