as in warning
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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 caveat
Before showing you an example of breaking organizing tasks down using the 1-3-5 Rule, here are a couple of caveats.
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Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 June 2026
Iran is selling oil again The good news about the strait’s reopening comes with the caveat that Iran can start selling oil again.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Cornerback The big caveat here, like any other group, is health.
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James Boyd,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Streaming numbers are in their relative infancy and TV ratings are now dissected with multiplatform caveats.
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Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
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Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 June 2026
Iran is selling oil again The good news about the strait’s reopening comes with the caveat that Iran can start selling oil again.
—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Cornerback The big caveat here, like any other group, is health.
—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Streaming numbers are in their relative infancy and TV ratings are now dissected with multiplatform caveats.
—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caveat
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Topical hormone treatments like vaginal estrogen, from which the FDA recently removed a warning label, are becoming commonplace.
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This will be elevated to an extreme heat warning by Monday or Tuesday, and cooling centers will be opened.
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But water also carries the potential for danger, and parents who have lost a child to drowning are begging families to use caution.
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The boil-water notice was issued out an abundance of caution, the LADWP said, as additional testing is being done and samples collected.
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