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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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Those players had clauses that reduced their wages upon relegation, but Leicester have still had several of the highest-paid players in the Championship this season.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Kahyaoglu wrote that a potential United and American merger would result in the largest U.S. airline and face regulatory hurdles in the form of likely forced divestitures and flight crew scope clauses.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 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

Shipping firms are typically cushioned from higher costs through emergency contract clauses, but the real upside comes from pricing power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The longest of these embedded clauses, the third and the last, are also with commas or with or.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker