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as in doubt
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
despite my reservations, we hired the young teen as a babysitter
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as in provision
something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends
gave us his approval without any reservations
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Recent Examples of reservation
Call the box office for reservations at 219-852-0848 or go to beatniksonconkey.com.
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Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Local addresses will be revealed to participants who make one-on-one reservations through the museum.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
The scout reservation in Osceola is named after Bartle, as is Bartle Hall, at the Kansas City Convention Center.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
So do your best to remain indoors—even if that means canceling your outdoor jog or upcoming dinner reservation.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 8 Jan. 2025
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Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Local addresses will be revealed to participants who make one-on-one reservations through the museum.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
The scout reservation in Osceola is named after Bartle, as is Bartle Hall, at the Kansas City Convention Center.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
So do your best to remain indoors—even if that means canceling your outdoor jog or upcoming dinner reservation.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 8 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for reservation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reservation
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While there have already been glimpses of this in the past with former TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace and Joe Hendry, there's no doubt fans will see more of this, especially heading into the Royal Rumble.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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There's pressure associated with that, without a doubt.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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But doing so would likely require the help of Congress, and so California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 16 other attorneys general have written to congressional leaders — Democrat and Republican — urging them to keep the provisions of the law in place.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Jan. 2025
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Image The law has a provision to penalize app store operators like Apple and Google and internet hosting companies like Oracle for distributing or maintaining the TikTok app.—
Sapna Maheshwari,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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This meteoric rise has sparked debates, excitement, and skepticism across the crypto ecosystem.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Trump's nominee for Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, suggested peace negotiations could happen within 100 days, but skepticism remains high among European allies.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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To comply with the new requirements, producers either need to start cooking their products or come up with another way to cut the risk in their food safety plans.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2025
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Select programming languages, frameworks and tools that align with project requirements, scalability and long-term goals.—
Paul Kovalenko,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Privy to his suspicions and intentions is a mysterious gardener who seems to come out of nowhere with myriad solutions to our hero’s problems.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2025
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After analyzing the videos, the team confirmed their suspicions: When one chimp started peeing, others quickly followed suit.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Jan. 2025
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Dozens of employees across the government, many of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity because of worries of retribution, described agencies gripped with uncertainty about how to implement the new policies and workers frantically trying to assess the impact on their careers and families.—
Erica L. Green,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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This ensures our testing base spans different skin to snes, genders, demographics, and dermatological conditions.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
25 Jan. 2025
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However, there is some uncertainty about the credit entering Trump’s second term as his signature tax legislation is set to expire at the end of 2025.—
Jeremy Tanner,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Amid this uncertainty, many brands are turning to alternative social commerce platforms.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
WWD,
21 Jan. 2025
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Without that auto-bye stipulation, the Big Ten and SEC title games would have featured four teams with byes already locked up, dropping the stakes.—
Chris Vannini,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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But these calls have been met with backlash from both Democrats and Republicans in California, who argue that states typically get funding without any political stipulations.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Reservation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reservation. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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