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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
Jeffrey Zimmerman, an attorney with Zimmerman and Doering P.A. who represents KDR, told The Star in an email that pro-rated rent for May has been refunded to all tenants and deposits are being returned, regardless of the units’ conditions. Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2025 Many of the more than 7,000 rare diseases (i.e., conditions affecting fewer than 200,000 people) are life-threatening and do not have treatment options, according to the FDA. Sam Gillette, People.com, 13 May 2025
Verb
Voters need time to get to know their candidates, and the party needs a long runway to condition an environment for newcomers. S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025 Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson dangled the prospect of conditioning federal disaster relief money to California while the Los Angeles area suffered a series of devastating wildfires in January. Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for condition
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condition
Noun
  • Of course, staying on top of his health requires plenty of dedication.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
  • Mowing too little or too much can have adverse consequences for the health of the lawn and can also encourage unwanted plants to grow.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • Although a majority of U.S. states already have abuse reporting mandates in place for religious leaders, each of those laws includes a provision exempting information learned through confession.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 8 May 2025
  • House Republicans approved a provision to their budget on Wednesday that would permit the federal government to sell thousands of acres of public land, in an effort to boost fossil fuel production and development projects.
    Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Besides being nuisances, many types carry diseases including West Nile virus, encephalitis, and canine heartworm.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
  • An Ohio music conductor is using deep brain stimulation to combat his Parkinson’s disease.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • Meeting these requirements will likely depend on AI vendors providing detailed technical disclosures, which could present challenges if vendors are unwilling or unable to share the necessary information.
    Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
  • However, some analysts also credited other factors, such as eliminating minimum parking requirements.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • This could involve direct negotiations with nations like the United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia rather than applying broad regional restrictions.
    Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2025
  • More information about the restrictions at Folsom Lake and nearby Lake Clementine is available on the State Parks’ website.
    Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
Verb
  • Similar to calling 911, people looking for mental or emotional health support can call 988, with the further option of being directed to a counselor trained in LGBTQ+ youth support.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • That means investing in new hardware, developing smarter software, training a skilled workforce and building partnerships between government, industry and academia.
    Jack Dongarra, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • Perhaps working in television has trained DeYoung to adapt to other’s sensibilities before insisting on his own.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
  • This is a custom layer within the mattress designed to adapt and cradle sleepers at any position.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • While the Trump administration is defending the ACA law in the case in question, should the federal government win, the precise shape preventive care coverage requirements will take depends on the discretion of Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
  • Consider this weekend our first warm-up for the W, the initial stretch to get our eyes and minds back into game-watching shape.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025

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“Condition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condition. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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