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
In addition to conditional voter ballots, there are provisional ballots that must be verified before they are counted.
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Paris Barraza, USA Today, 4 June 2026
The project moved forward with conditional approval after the vote.
—Terrance Friday, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Netgear and others, such as Amazon’s Eero subsidiary, were quick to apply for and obtain conditional approvals.
—ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
The latter two both receive a two-year conditional release order, avoiding criminal conviction, but are ordered to pay back the $10,000.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 June 2026
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Paris Barraza, USA Today, 4 June 2026
The project moved forward with conditional approval after the vote.
—Terrance Friday, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Netgear and others, such as Amazon’s Eero subsidiary, were quick to apply for and obtain conditional approvals.
—ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
The latter two both receive a two-year conditional release order, avoiding criminal conviction, but are ordered to pay back the $10,000.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conditional
Adjective
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Guerrero Flores returned to the prison in Aragua on murder and other convictions in 2013, when Venezuela’s crisis began and corruption, mismanagement and a drop in crude prices wrecked the oil-dependent economy.—
Will Weissert,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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As a result, the Navajo became economically dependent upon government subsidies.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Trump says the text of the tentative deal will likely be publicly released after a signing ceremony scheduled for Friday.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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Last week, the Directors Guild of America became the latest of Hollywood’s major unions to enshrine new AI protections into its tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers following deals made with SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America.—
Corbin Bolies,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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“Conditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conditional. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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