as in warning
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something (such as a piece of advice) that should be remembered when one is doing or thinking about something
Her stock tips always came with a caveat: that the market is impossible to predict with absolute accuracy.
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Recent Examples of caveat
But the caveat of this study, experts cautioned, is the lack of long-term health data on real people.
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Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The caveat of Trump directing federal agencies to assess NIL deals sounds like something that could take many months or years to play out before any school gets into trouble.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Both of the Vikings' top running backs from last season — Aaron Jones and Jordan Mason — are returning this year, but both carry significant caveats that could lead the Vikings to add another back in the draft.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
For now, Anteotokounmpo, 31, remains coy, his words wrapped in riddles and his intentions couched in caveats, even as ESPN continues to report that a trade (somewhere) is viewed as inevitable and even as the two-time MVP insists that a trade is not his decision.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
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Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The caveat of Trump directing federal agencies to assess NIL deals sounds like something that could take many months or years to play out before any school gets into trouble.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Both of the Vikings' top running backs from last season — Aaron Jones and Jordan Mason — are returning this year, but both carry significant caveats that could lead the Vikings to add another back in the draft.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
For now, Anteotokounmpo, 31, remains coy, his words wrapped in riddles and his intentions couched in caveats, even as ESPN continues to report that a trade (somewhere) is viewed as inevitable and even as the two-time MVP insists that a trade is not his decision.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caveat
Noun
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The company’s defense that the EPA doesn’t require a cancer-warning label for Roundup doesn’t cut it with them.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Amid chaotic scenes of masked immigration agents roaming neighborhood streets as protesters blew warning whistles, the operation led to two shootings by agents, including the fatal shooting in Franklin Park of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez in September.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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However, the researchers added a note of caution, noting that the technology was still in its early stages and could not be deployed at large scales immediately.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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The developer is proceeding with caution.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Caveat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caveat. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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