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
Companies can seek conditional approvals through federal agencies, and regulators can revisit the rules as more information becomes available.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The administration approved conditional sales earlier this year, but officials have indicated that shipments have not yet begun.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
Bella DeVaan, director of the Charity Reform Initiative at IPS, offered conditional praise for the new Forbes ranking.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Property owners who want to operate as an event center must obtain a conditional use permit to run an agricultural event center.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The administration approved conditional sales earlier this year, but officials have indicated that shipments have not yet begun.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
Bella DeVaan, director of the Charity Reform Initiative at IPS, offered conditional praise for the new Forbes ranking.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Property owners who want to operate as an event center must obtain a conditional use permit to run an agricultural event center.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conditional
Adjective
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For tourism-dependent economies like Thailand and Vietnam, surging jet fuel costs and airline service cuts are compounding the damage.—
Wendy Cutler,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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But people shouldn’t become overly dependent on it.—
Ben Finley,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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The tentative contract still needs to be voted on by its members.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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The union agreed to a deal about a month after the Writers Guild of America announced its tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
2 May 2026
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“Conditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conditional. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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