Proviso

Definitions

1. A township in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
2. A conditional provision to an agreement.

Equivalents

Examples

“Now, with all these provisos in mind⟳, what’s the best way to put⟳ spinach to work⟳? All due respect⟳ to Popeye, a can may not be the tastiest way to introduce⟳ it to your table.”

“The biggest change⟳ in the governance of American horse racing was tucked into a 2020 federal spending bill. That proviso ultimately created the national Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, or HISA – a move⟳ that, after three previous legislative attempts, found support⟳ from federal lawmakers after a particularly deadly season at a California racetrack.”

“The writing has been on the wall that Americans’ support⟳ for mass deportation was subject to all kinds of caveats and provisos.”

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