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as in restriction
something that limits one's freedom of action or choice their parents placed several conditions on their weekend plans

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condition

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verb

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Recent Examples of condition
Noun
Mohn says other health conditions have resulted in setbacks and hospitalizations, forcing her to repeatedly recover and return to her routine. Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 Environmentalist and dive groups say the Corps is violating the Endangered Species Act by not incorporating recent findings by researchers on the alarming condition of endangered staghorn following a massive 2023 ocean heat wave. Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Verb
The loan is conditioned on Alterra taking a long-term office location in Upper Downtown, which stretches between Broadway and Speer Boulevard, and between Colfax Avenue and 20th Street. Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 27 July 2026 As regulators charged with protecting investors and maintaining fair and orderly markets, the SEC has a duty to pause or condition the dicey OpenAI IPO pending full disclosure of governance risk scenarios. Orson Aguilar, Fortune, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for condition
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condition
Noun
  • However, health officials are searching for other potential products that may be making people sick as cases continue to climb.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • Through interconnected stories, the film illustrates how these cumulative experiences contribute to health inequities—including Black maternal mortality—within a healthcare system that too often fails to listen to Black women.
    Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Noun
  • The city has not enforced the loan’s default provisions, even after Step Up settled a separate $3 million state lawsuit over undelivered Project Homekey housing.
    Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The deadline comes through a provision in the state budget that requires any municipality whose representative voted to end the project to repay $60 million that was spent on preliminary design and engineering.
    DJ Simmons August 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • DeepMind’s AlphaFold, for example, has used to AI to make available new structures for more than 200 million proteins, opening new pathways for research into disease and medicine.
    Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The lab got its start with studies of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the 1900s, when ranchers and cattle were dying from the then-unknown disease.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Noun
  • Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn will move to propose measures related to waiving Boston Police Department residency requirements and allowing retired officers to take shifts as the department faces ongoing staffing challenges.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 27 July 2026
  • Missouri would become the first state in the nation with such a concurrent-majority requirement.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • Nonprofit experts told the Herald/Times earlier this year that the foundation’s actions could jeopardize its tax-exempt status because of the strict restrictions on how nonprofits can engage in politics or lobbying.
    Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • In 2022, when the bank started requiring employees to return to the office as COVID-era restrictions eased, Arbuckle requested to continue working from home instead of commuting to uptown Charlotte.
    Chase Jordan July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Owner William Joo, who trained at Providence and Ronan before opening his own place, delivers Neapolitan-style pizza executed with Japanese precision.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • Several class actions were filed by broadcast reporters, podcasters, narrators, and voice actors against Google and other tech companies for using the plaintiffs’ voices to train their AI systems.
    Schuyler Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • One thing setting the Kenyan apart is how quickly she’s adapted and absorbed lessons from her veteran teammates.
    Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
  • Treatments blend rare organic products and ingredients, a mix of innovative and traditional techniques, and a holistic, 360-degree approach to well-being—and can all be adapted to personal preferences.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Noun
  • An unforeseen opportunity Loftin entered spring training in great shape.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • The Hudson Satchel from Quince is nearly identical to Lawrence’s—right down to the shape of the side buckles—but priced at under $200—which is far less expensive than the star’s likely designer style.
    Kaitlin Gates, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026

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“Condition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condition. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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