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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Why is access delayed or conditional?
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Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026
United Airlines has invested $15 million in Eve and has a conditional purchase agreement for up to 400 aircraft, with plans to eventually introduce electric flights in cities such as San Francisco.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
The bill also bans administrative requirements like licensing, inspection, additional insurance thresholds, professional management mandates and conditional-use permits.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Johnson -- a Gary, Indiana native who’s listed at 6-2 and 240 pounds -- didn’t make it to the end of his four-year rookie contract with the Texans; in May 2022, he was traded to Kansas City for a conditional seventh-round pick.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
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Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026
United Airlines has invested $15 million in Eve and has a conditional purchase agreement for up to 400 aircraft, with plans to eventually introduce electric flights in cities such as San Francisco.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
The bill also bans administrative requirements like licensing, inspection, additional insurance thresholds, professional management mandates and conditional-use permits.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Johnson -- a Gary, Indiana native who’s listed at 6-2 and 240 pounds -- didn’t make it to the end of his four-year rookie contract with the Texans; in May 2022, he was traded to Kansas City for a conditional seventh-round pick.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conditional
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Due to the underwater belt’s sheer size, the monumental construction revealed a community dependent on whaling, as by-products became commodities to be exchanged and traded between these local groups.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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Oil prices would continue to soar, while fertilizer, generic drugs, helium and other products dependent on the strait would grow scarce, squeezing the American economy and world economy alike.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Five months later, the WNBA and Women’s National Basketball Player’s Association (WNBPA) have finally reached a tentative deal for a new collective bargaining agreement.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
21 Mar. 2026
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The ruling is still tentative, pending a hearing Monday when Gilbert will try to change Chang’s mind.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Conditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conditional. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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