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as in waiver
a document containing a declaration of an intentional giving up of a right, claim, or privilege
one brother filed a disclaimer, allowing all of the estate to go to his poorer siblings
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as in denial
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
the intelligence agency's pro forma disclaimer of any involvement in the assassination plot
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Recent Examples of disclaimer
As a usual disclaimer, Nielsen’s streaming charts only track TV sets and exclude computers and phones.
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Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
Some pages have come back online without clarity on what's been changed or removed, and with disclaimers noting that the pages may be further modified.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
As first reported by Axios and confirmed by Variety, Disney is changing the disclaimer that autoplays before these titles.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
The claim was originally shared on Facebook, Threads and X by an account called The Halfway Post, which includes a satire disclaimer in its bio.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
Some pages have come back online without clarity on what's been changed or removed, and with disclaimers noting that the pages may be further modified.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
As first reported by Axios and confirmed by Variety, Disney is changing the disclaimer that autoplays before these titles.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
The claim was originally shared on Facebook, Threads and X by an account called The Halfway Post, which includes a satire disclaimer in its bio.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disclaimer
Noun
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Three of the names ProPublica is adding to our tracker are engineers from Musk’s SpaceX who have been issued ethics waivers by Trump administration lawyers to do work that could potentially benefit one of Musk’s companies.—
Christopher Bing,
ProPublica,
14 Mar. 2025
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Cubans and Venezuelans, in particular, might sue due to the absence of waivers, arguing that their foreign relatives are suffering the consequences of the ban, said David Weinstein, a former Miami-Dade state and federal prosecutor.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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In 1990, after decades of denial by the Soviet Union, President Mikhail Gorbachev finally acknowledged the truth of those findings.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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What the Check Host screenshots, or indeed the Telegram postings, cannot do is prove that Dark Storm is actually behind the X denial of service attacks.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Black women business owners who apply for funding face a 3x higher rejection rate than that of white business owners according to recent data.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
11 Mar. 2025
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Apparently undeterred by Greenland and Denmark’s rejection of his advances, Trump has repeatedly returned to the subject of the U.S.′ claim of ownership.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Disclaimer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disclaimer. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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