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as in doubt
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
despite my reservations, we hired the young teen as a babysitter
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as in provision
something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends
gave us his approval without any reservations
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Recent Examples of reservation
Even so, Shilpa liked the pan’s performance and handling, despite her reservations about carbon steel.
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Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Against the backdrop of those events, many law enforcement agencies including Glencoe, Northfield and Glen Ellyn are expressing their reservations.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
On Yelp most consumers were positive about dining at the MacDougal Street store with some reservations.
—Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Walt Disney World is rolling out a hotel-kids dining plan offer for 2026, and reservations for next year can be made as of Tuesday, the resort has announced.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2025
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Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Against the backdrop of those events, many law enforcement agencies including Glencoe, Northfield and Glen Ellyn are expressing their reservations.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
On Yelp most consumers were positive about dining at the MacDougal Street store with some reservations.
—Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Walt Disney World is rolling out a hotel-kids dining plan offer for 2026, and reservations for next year can be made as of Tuesday, the resort has announced.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reservation
Noun
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Read’s lawyers continued their strategy of pointing out inconsistencies between testimony given by the prosecutors’ witnesses with an aim of sowing doubt about their testimony overall.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Madrid were already having doubts about Alaba’s future even before his latest knee operation, as his entourage is aware.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Noun
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But these recent examples suggest the provision is no longer serving that purpose.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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In his April 15 letter, Labrador told McLean that lawmakers were already weighing adding an enforcement provision to the law during next year’s legislative session — and threatened to withhold state funding for Boise unless the city complied with the law.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Apr. 2025
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Frost was likely one of the few interviewers who would seriously engage the pair on a topic that was still viewed with skepticism by the British public.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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But while much of the world looks at the newly friendly rapport between America and Russia with skepticism, Leake and his team see it as reason for optimism.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 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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That's a challenge in the season 1 finale, which sees Gibbs come under suspicion for the murder of Pedro Hernandez. Kyle Schmid talks about the finale, including an important phone call Franks receives.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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As users lose confidence in what models are doing — and why — they’re left to fill in the blanks with suspicion.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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See the sportsbook operator's terms and conditions for important details.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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These shifts can increase your chances of certain injuries and conditions such as herniated discs, bone spurs, arthritis, and spinal stenosis, or the narrowing of the spaces within the spine that causes pressure on the spinal cord and nerves.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
1 May 2025
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Trump's tariffs in particular have injected broad uncertainty into the economy, with some businesses already passing those additional costs to consumers, who have been rushing to buy big-ticket items in anticipation of higher prices, according to JPMorgan analysts.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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Voters have been growing discontented with the president’s policies as his sweeping tariffs have fueled chaos and uncertainty in the volatile global economy.—
Callie Patteson,
The Washington Examiner,
27 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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“Reservation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reservation. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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