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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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Some standard insurance policies now include "absolute AI exclusion" clauses that expressly deny coverage for AI-related mishaps, Mitchell said.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 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

With these conditionals, anything goes: you can use pretty much any tense in the if and then clauses, depending only on when the relevant events take place or are discovered.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker