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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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They argue the arbitration clauses in sales contracts give the buyer no choice.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

One of the reasons given was opposition to so-called "sunset clauses" which would have allowed some restrictions on Iran to expire over time.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Winkleman added that cruise lines typically have a long list of clauses in their passenger contracts that address any number of scenarios, from changing itineraries with little notice to, yes, imposing a fuel surcharge.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

“Opening day, to me, is nothing about clauses in a contract,” Aitken said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

One is a flat branching structure, in which a series of mostly uncomplicated clauses are concatenated side by side with and or with commas.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker