clauses

NOUN

provision in document

Synonyms

STRONGEST

article paragraph passage provision requirement section specification stipulation

STRONG

catch chapter codicil condition heading item joker kicker limitation part point proviso rider ultimatum

WEAK

fine print small print string attached to something

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

Example Sentences

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Once word gets out that these two are Original Clauses, the men are hailed as heroes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

This holiday season, the Chinatown International District museum is welcoming two new Santa Clauses, Roger Rigor and Stephen Sumida, to take the reins from past Old St. Nicks at its annual CID Santa photo day.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2023

“I’m expecting the funding sources to be generous, though I don’t know how many Santa Clauses there can be,” Frankel said.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2023

Added Roberts: “We cannot accept the remarkable view that the Religion Clauses have nothing to say about a religious organization’s freedom to select its own ministers.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2022

This may prove me as parsimonious as my father, but who spends that much money on corny inflatable light-up Santa Clauses and spinning, singing reindeer?

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King