STIPULATE Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

stipulate

verb

Definition of stipulate

as in to specify

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as in to insist

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Recent Examples of stipulate Regulations also stipulate that no one may get closer than 300 meters (984 feet) from a polar bear between July and February. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Jeffrey Kessler, arguing for Paramount, offered to stipulate that the transaction would not close for up to 30 days pending a hearing on the injunction motion. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 July 2026 Half of respondents stipulate, agreeing to the order without a legal fight. — Christopher Carita, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026 And not stipulate to the idea that this thing that can’t go on forever will never stop. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for stipulate

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Verb

The memo does not specify how the restrictions would apply to prediction market platforms.

— Jessica Golden,Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
However, the latest contract announcement does not specify which features are being developed for this customer.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of specify

Verb

While officials insist the demolitions are a non-negotiable step toward revitalizing the corridor along Old National Highway, the families and owners left in the wake of the bulldozers say true recovery remains a distant promise.

— La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
There is a distinction, of course, between insisting on witnesses and staging a spectacle.

— Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of insist

Verb

Get timely insight into the cases, rulings, and constitutional questions defining America’s legal landscape.

— Washington Examiner, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2026
The postwar model of a large welfare and regulatory state, run by a class of civil servants charged with modernizing the economy, tempering market forces and defining the common good, has run its course.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of define

Verb

Charles Jencks, the late American cultural theorist and a famously exacting critic, saw in its flowing forms both sensuality and an important new direction for architecture.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
That part involves the Twins’ sneaky plot the next day to exact their revenge by sending a worker up to retrieve the ball.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of exact

Verb

Harnessing that opportunity requires both the resources to teach CPR effectively and the policies to ensure every student has the chance to learn it.

— Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Checks cover everything from ensuring fridges are available for keeping vaccines cool to determining how many children should be vaccinated.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of ensure

Verb

In court, the elder couple in the front car were shown to have no operational brake lights due to a previous accident, the case was dismissed, and the party was enjoined from contacting persons in cars two and three.

— Peggy Gossett-Seidman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
Scanlon told me Friday afternoon that Pattis will try to enjoin him from ceasing the payments.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of enjoin

Verb

But while fans wait to see what happens, Davies, despite no longer being involved in the show, assured that a new series was definitely happening and there wouldn’t be too long to wait.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
So, Correa repeatedly assured voters that abandoning the dollar would be catastrophic and was not on his agenda.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

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