as in provision
something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends
their proposal for a baseball franchise includes several stipulations that are unacceptable
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Recent Examples of stipulation
Brian bought the house, with his father reportedly agreeing to fund renovations with the stipulation that he'd be paid back, which never happened.
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
The deal was made under multiple stipulations, including keeping the café open six or seven days a week, staying open in the space under the same name for two years, operating as a nonprofit and more efforts to maintain the space as a community hub.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Despite the hefty price tag, Citizens Energy said that one of the stipulations of the contract is that the utility is not expected to pay the loans back.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 10 Dec. 2025
After Kirby stepped down, the judge provided a stipulation to jurors that Brian Walshe pleaded guilty to charges in his art fraud case.
—Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
The deal was made under multiple stipulations, including keeping the café open six or seven days a week, staying open in the space under the same name for two years, operating as a nonprofit and more efforts to maintain the space as a community hub.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Despite the hefty price tag, Citizens Energy said that one of the stipulations of the contract is that the utility is not expected to pay the loans back.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 10 Dec. 2025
After Kirby stepped down, the judge provided a stipulation to jurors that Brian Walshe pleaded guilty to charges in his art fraud case.
—Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipulation
Noun
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The addition of those provisions, the lawsuit argues, violated a requirement in the Missouri Constitution that laws only deal with one subject.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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The proposal comes on the heels of a sweeping provision slipped in late last legislative session that required colleges to scrap programs that fell below a certain enrollment quota.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
9 Jan. 2026
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Both are qualified to meet FAA surveillance requirements through prior test-site certification activities.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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AHPs were once far more accessible, but that changed with the passage of the Affordable Care Act, which required many AHPs to comply with coverage requirements that drove up AHPs’ costs.—
Justin Leventhal,
Boston Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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Weather, road conditions and local traffic patterns are also worth considering in this context.—
Ethan M. Stone,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Kim said the rover’s onboard computer has flown on South Korea’s Nuri rocket, allowing the team to test critical control hardware under real space conditions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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That type of big-moment success was more the exception than the rule, however, in a Chiefs defensive season defined by letdowns in late, game-changing moments.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Smith maintained many of the gifts cited by Cannon fell under exceptions to the disclosure rules, including those governing charity event tickets and gifts for birthdays or holidays.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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When other volunteers suggested launching the Instagram account, Wirtenberger said only on the proviso the sisters gave their express permission.—
Esme Nicholson,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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On the urging of Roman Polanski, Paul Morrissey (the manager of Andy Warhol’s renowned art studio The Factory) decided to make a horror film in 3-D, funded by an Italian producer on the proviso that Morrissey make two of them.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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The carrier strike groups, bombers, and amphibious assault ships deployed to Operation Southern Spear are precisely the assets that would be needed in a Taiwan contingency.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
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On the fifth day of Christmas my market gave to me – FIVE NDAs, four closing dates, three escrows, two phone in leads and a deal that’s contingency free.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
24 Dec. 2025
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“Stipulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipulation. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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