as in dependent
determined by something else
the sale of the house is conditional upon the approval of a mortgage for the prospective buyer
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Recent Examples of conditional
OpenAI raises $20 billion conditional on restructuring SoftBank invests $40 billion in OpenAI, half of which is conditional on OpenAI lifting its profit cap and allowing shareholders to hold traditional equity by early 2026.
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Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Geyser and Weier have both earned conditional releases Weier, who turns 24 in November, was granted conditional release in July 2021.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Cannabis retailers are a conditional use in three business park districts, subject to distance requirements, Zimmerman said.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
Villa completed Elliott’s acquisition on an initial season-long loan, with a conditional obligation to make the transfer permanent next summer, dependent on Elliott making 10 appearances during the 2025-26 campaign.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
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Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Geyser and Weier have both earned conditional releases Weier, who turns 24 in November, was granted conditional release in July 2021.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Cannabis retailers are a conditional use in three business park districts, subject to distance requirements, Zimmerman said.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
Villa completed Elliott’s acquisition on an initial season-long loan, with a conditional obligation to make the transfer permanent next summer, dependent on Elliott making 10 appearances during the 2025-26 campaign.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conditional
Adjective
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Verify your disability rating and dependent status and review your education benefits under the Post-9/11 or Montgomery GI Bill programs.—
Bruce Helmer,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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On estate planning, half of millionaires surveyed don’t use an estate lawyer, although their use is highly dependent on wealth levels.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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As health care has become a sticking point in the shutdown impasse, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers on Monday released a tentative framework for a potential deal that would extend expiring the health insurance subsidies that have been at the center of the shutdown debate.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The tentative opening is this fall, but is tentative based on the progress of construction.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Conditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conditional. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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