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Waiver vs. Waver
Waiver
/ˈweɪvə/Examples:
The team signed the player off waivers yesterday.They were forced to agree to a waiver of fees.She got a waiver to skip the prerequisite course.
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Waver
/ˈweɪvə/Examples:
She could see him waver, uncertain of the next step.The candle's flame would waver in the slightest breeze.He began to waver in his decision after hearing her story.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Waiver, with an i, often involves a formal release or give-up of rights, often in legal or official contexts.
- Waver, with an e, involves indecision or fluctuation between choices or decisions, typically in emotional or psychological contexts.
- Remember, waiver can be associated with waive, which means to give up, while waver can be linked to wave, symbolizing an unsteady movement back and forth.
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