provisos

variants also provisoes
Definition of provisosnext
plural of proviso
as in provisions
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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Noun
  • Terms of the deals were not disclosed, but principals described them as versions of a classic revenue-sharing arrangement, with additional provisions for promotion.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Housing advocates and lawmakers were concerned about provisions that would have required wider access roads for fire trucks, allowed local fire officials to decide which side of the building should be adjacent to an access road and limited developments to sites located closer to access roads.
    Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Gaza’s most dire conditions — the lack of food and medicine, continuing Israeli attacks, destroyed hospitals, schools and residential buildings, homelessness and overcrowding — now include rodents, climbing temperatures and open-air sewage.
    Matt Bradley, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The office is responsible for fiscal control over the disbursement and receipts of public dollars and issues regular reports on the financial conditions of local and state governments.
    William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Both would be requirements in any potential fullback selection.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Under the Clean Slate Act, HB 1836, the state now has until 2029 to create, test and launch systems to automate the sealing of eligible low-level, nonviolent criminal records after an individual meets all requirements and remains crime-free for a sustained period.
    Brian Fabes, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Provisos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisos. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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