as in warnings
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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 caveats
Boston Children’s Hospital’s statement, also made in 2020, similarly leaves caveats for some surgeries.
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Barbara Rodriguez and Kate Sosin, Them, 10 Mar. 2025
While that represents a stable labor market, there are a number of caveats that point to more difficult times ahead.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
Of course there are caveats here that had some people concerned, namely a slate of missing big-name characters like Scarlet Witch, Spider-Man, Captain America, Thor and others.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
However, despite the sophistication of current tools, caveats still need to be considered.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Yet there are two important caveats here worth pointing out.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Rousseau received some positive reviews from Beane this week, though plenty of caveats were mixed in.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
There are caveats to these numbers regarding team approach, shape and quality.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
There are two caveats here — that these metrics are loosely (negatively) correlated, and the goal-kick law change ahead of 2019-20 facilitated more short build-up — but City have been trending towards more risk-averse approaches under Guardiola for years.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Barbara Rodriguez and Kate Sosin, Them, 10 Mar. 2025
While that represents a stable labor market, there are a number of caveats that point to more difficult times ahead.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
Of course there are caveats here that had some people concerned, namely a slate of missing big-name characters like Scarlet Witch, Spider-Man, Captain America, Thor and others.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
However, despite the sophistication of current tools, caveats still need to be considered.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Yet there are two important caveats here worth pointing out.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Rousseau received some positive reviews from Beane this week, though plenty of caveats were mixed in.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
There are caveats to these numbers regarding team approach, shape and quality.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
There are two caveats here — that these metrics are loosely (negatively) correlated, and the goal-kick law change ahead of 2019-20 facilitated more short build-up — but City have been trending towards more risk-averse approaches under Guardiola for years.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Caveats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caveats. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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