Thesaurus results for CAVEATS

caveats

noun

plural of caveat

as in warnings

formal 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 caveats Transparency appears to be key under the new policy, as hosts must be upfront about their house rules at the time of booking and cannot add caveats later. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 There are also significant caveats related to Trump’s central selling point to Americans — that the deal will bring a gusher of low-cost oil imports. — Cate Brown, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026 Available as a Chrome or Microsoft Edge extension, Caveat examines responses and surfaces an overall assessment, key findings, important caveats, and points worth verifying. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026 Despite the heavy hitters, all this comes with major challenges and caveats. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026 Slowly over the past few days, the question in terms of at least the very top of the chain has been answered but with some caveats. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 The answers are in line with the opinion of experts, including the caveats, knocking back Kennedy’s suggestion that AI would immediately play into his dangerous views. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026 Some Important Caveats The study had important caveats, however. — Currie Engel, HEALTH, 27 Sep. 2026 The anecdote is dramatic, the science is real but incomplete, and the practice is moving from fringe biohacking toward a supervised clinical tool, with major caveats readers should understand before trying anything similar. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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The National Weather Service issued flood warnings for Orange and San Diego counties from Sunday morning to midday Thursday.

— Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Flood warnings are also in place, while airports, ferries, railways and roads have seen disruptions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of warnings

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Nearly four hours were spent neutralized behind the safety car, with 16 cautions that prevented this year’s race from ever really developing a rhythm.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
Two poor challenges in quick succession, both of which were borderline cautions anyway, usually lead to a card.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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