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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
They can be used to diagnose muscle or bone conditions, identify bone breaks or fractures, locate tumors, infection or blood clots, help guide doctors during surgeries, biopsies or radiation therapy, and find places of internal bleeding after trauma. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025 How to connect the color palette with your home Every room is different, and choice of color should be influenced by the particular conditions of the space: how the color functions, the room’s architecture, and where exactly the color is used. Ariel Okin, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
Through its key complex, this shampoo is able to condition strands and minimize frizz without the weighty, greasy feel of heavier oils. Sarah Han, Allure, 2 Apr. 2025 Acceptance of lesser evils is consciously used in conditioning the government officials as well as the population at large to the acceptance of evil as such. Sigal Samuel, Vox, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for condition
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condition
Noun
  • Save the Children, one of UNICEF’s major last-mile distributors, typically gives out emergency therapeutic food at clinics where mothers can also give birth and take their infants for health screenings.
    Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Since January the Trump administration has slashed federal funding for research projects centered on equity, health disparities and marginalized communities.
    Angel Algarin, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But these recent examples suggest the provision is no longer serving that purpose.
    Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • For now, a provision remains active for the Department of Government Efficiency Service and state officials to access Department of Homeland Security and State Department databases to flag potential noncitizen voters.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Harmattan facilitates the spread of diseases, such as influenza.
    Christophe Lavaysse, JSTOR Daily, 17 Apr. 2025
  • However, in the U.S., the CDC has concluded there is no evidence that pesticides are effective in preventing these diseases and does not recommend this practice.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
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  • India's import licensing requirements, foreign direct investment caps, and state-run trading monopolies control who can do business and under what terms.
    Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Following that outbreak, California lawmakers strengthened childhood vaccination requirements for schoolchildren.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Some cities and retailers banned plastic straws, and a few states imposed restrictions.
    Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Judges have recently blocked or suspended efforts by the Trump administration to ban transgender people from the military, abolish the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and to place restrictions on birthright citizenship.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Your cabin crew has been trained to handle situations like this.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Flight attendants are trained through a four-tier wine education e-learning program developed in partnership with Andrea Robinson, Delta’s longtime sommelier.
    Rachel King, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But the upheaval taught him to adapt quickly — a quality that has served him well in his football career, which began with the Vikings’ heated rivals, the Green Bay Packers.
    Greg Hanlon, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Crocs Offroad Sport Clogs Outdoorsy types will appreciate that these clogs were made with a rugged sole for extra traction to adapt to a variety of terrains.
    Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Gutekunst overhauled this position last offseason and the Packers should be in good shape for the foreseeable future.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Tariffs shape and reinforce what’s affordable, what’s available, and, ultimately, whose cultures get priced out of reach.
    Karen Yuan, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2025

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