as in provision
something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends
released the drunken revelers with the proviso that they behave for the remainder of the Mardi Gras
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Recent Examples of proviso
Graham, a long-standing ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, said that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine should include the proviso that, should Russia invade Ukraine again in future, Ukraine would be granted automatic and immediate membership of the NATO military alliance.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2025
Grammy rules list many provisos including making a major impact, first recording that established the artist’s public identity and so on.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
The Premier League’s financial regulations allow clubs to incur a financial loss of £105m over a three-year period, at an average of £35m per year, and on the proviso that £90m is covered by by secure funding from the owners.
—Dan Sheldon, The Athletic, 10 July 2024
Starring Jordana Brewster and Scott Speedman as a couple gifted luxe new digs with the aforementioned proviso, Vaughn Stein’s thriller is too simplistic and implausible to provide any chills.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2025
Grammy rules list many provisos including making a major impact, first recording that established the artist’s public identity and so on.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
The Premier League’s financial regulations allow clubs to incur a financial loss of £105m over a three-year period, at an average of £35m per year, and on the proviso that £90m is covered by by secure funding from the owners.
—Dan Sheldon, The Athletic, 10 July 2024
Starring Jordana Brewster and Scott Speedman as a couple gifted luxe new digs with the aforementioned proviso, Vaughn Stein’s thriller is too simplistic and implausible to provide any chills.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proviso
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House Republicans approved a provision to their budget on Wednesday that would permit the federal government to sell thousands of acres of public land, in an effort to boost fossil fuel production and development projects.—
Dan Cody,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Although a majority of U.S. states already have abuse reporting mandates in place for religious leaders, each of those laws includes a provision exempting information learned through confession.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
8 May 2025
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India's import licensing requirements, foreign direct investment caps, and state-run trading monopolies control who can do business and under what terms.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order earlier this year establishing new national voter identification requirements.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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But moments after the judge accepted the stipulation signed by the lawyers and set the trial for damages only for May 27, Knight piped up on his remote connection, a source tells Rolling Stone.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2025
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With zero debt used or accepted, the properties are aggregated by the company into a mineral portfolio which qualifies as replacement property, with certain specifications and stipulations as detailed by Peak Exchange.—
Fred Hubler,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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One of Trump’s conditions for supporting Ukraine’s independence and ending the war is to wangle an earth minerals deal out of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.—
Bob Kustra,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
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Infectious fungal spores have an easier time remaining viable and spreading in damp or humid conditions.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2025
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“Proviso.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proviso. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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