Thesaurus results for WAIVER

waiver

noun

ˈwā-vər

as in exemption

a document containing a declaration of an intentional giving up of a right, claim, or privilege before the hospital will treat you, you have to sign a waiver in which you give up your right to sue

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Recent Examples of waiver Alongside agreeing to pay the penalty, Maersk will also issue refunds and waivers to impacted third parties. —

Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 4 June 2026 These include waivers regarding setbacks, building separation, open space and landscaping. —

Jim Drummond, Oc Register, 4 June 2026 Gomez, a waiver wire trade acquisition early this season and one of 11 Twins relievers with a save, earned his team-leading third by getting the last four outs. —

John Shipley, Twin Cities, 3 June 2026 State health department staffers were worried that if the waiver process became more convenient, more people would get exemptions, which could lead to more outbreaks. —

Kate Wells, NPR, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for waiver

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Noun

But what has happened since 1961, lawmakers argue, is that the antitrust exemption created to lift the NFL instead created one of the most powerful sports media businesses in the world that stretched the narrow boundaries of the exemption.

— Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
However, discussions between the Air Force and MDE did leave unresolved questions on whether the planned golf course overhaul qualifies for certain exemptions from regulations regarding stormwater management, Moussa said.

— Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026