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
Entities looking to build a freestanding birthing center in other parts of the county would be required to obtain a conditional use permit under the recommendation.
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Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Risley is a lawful permanent resident, Baum is a conditional permanent resident, and Castellanos has had a pending order of removal from an immigration judge since 1999, the release states.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025
When participation in a health program opens the door to policing, surveillance and punishment, consent becomes a fiction, and care becomes conditional.
—Kate Caldwell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
The man was held in suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offenses and was released on conditional bail.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
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Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Risley is a lawful permanent resident, Baum is a conditional permanent resident, and Castellanos has had a pending order of removal from an immigration judge since 1999, the release states.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025
When participation in a health program opens the door to policing, surveillance and punishment, consent becomes a fiction, and care becomes conditional.
—Kate Caldwell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
The man was held in suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offenses and was released on conditional bail.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conditional
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Meanwhile, molecular biologist and science journalist Kai Kupferschmidt suggested in Science Magazine that influenza epidemics may become less severe as the planet warms, but outbreaks may become more common, rather than season-dependent.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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Insertion of a synthetic switch into insulin provides metabolite-dependent regulation of hormone–receptor activation.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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It was revived post-COVID and, in 2023, the project was estimated to cost $10 to $15 million with a tentative completion date of late 2024 or sometime in 2025.—
Jolene Almendarez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Oct. 2025
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The laborious process of finalizing a Mountain West men’s basketball schedule continued Wednesday with the release of television assignments and the adjustment of several dates from the tentative list of games released last month.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Conditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conditional. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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