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
This means Gibault also had to be designated for assignment and cleared waivers within the last few days.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Hardship waivers would be available for households that don't typically qualify under the proposal.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Broken down by skill position, this report analyzes the meaningful metrics that can help you with the waiver wire, start/sit decisions and much more.
—Brandon Funston, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Airlines are offering travel waivers for passengers whose plans will be disrupted by the storm.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Hardship waivers would be available for households that don't typically qualify under the proposal.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Broken down by skill position, this report analyzes the meaningful metrics that can help you with the waiver wire, start/sit decisions and much more.
—Brandon Funston, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Airlines are offering travel waivers for passengers whose plans will be disrupted by the storm.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiver
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Also, a fee exemption would be eliminated for seating that is open to the public, instead of reserved only for restaurant customers.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The two offerings—Proposition 11 and Proposition 13—include new tax exemptions for all homeowners in the state and for elderly and disabled Texans.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Tabor and Sheriff Jay Cantrell both said the new quarantine space, along with other spaces being added for medical care, the intake and release of detainees, and court proceedings may allow the sheriff's office to open some areas to new programming.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Its efficiency and responsiveness enable the robot to operate safely and autonomously in dynamic industrial environments, as per the release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Waiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiver. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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