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 the summer of 2023, KORE Power received a conditional commitment for an $850 million loan from the U.S. Department of Energy to help build the company’s massive battery plant in Buckeye.
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Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
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The version rejected by the Senate had earlier been reworded to meet budgetary rules, by making acceptance of funding from a $500 million infrastructure program conditional on accepting the moratorium.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 1 July 2025
Trump also has the power to offer conditional pardons that require recipients to pay all outstanding restitution.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 17 June 2025
The Blackhawks sent Seth Jones to the Florida Panthers for goaltender Spencer Knight and a conditional 2026 first-round draft pick in March, and also agreed to pay 26% of his average salary of $9.5 million for the remaining five years on Jones’ contract.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
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Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
Read More: Why AI Regulation Has Become a ‘States’ Rights’ Issue
The version rejected by the Senate had earlier been reworded to meet budgetary rules, by making acceptance of funding from a $500 million infrastructure program conditional on accepting the moratorium.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 1 July 2025
Trump also has the power to offer conditional pardons that require recipients to pay all outstanding restitution.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 17 June 2025
The Blackhawks sent Seth Jones to the Florida Panthers for goaltender Spencer Knight and a conditional 2026 first-round draft pick in March, and also agreed to pay 26% of his average salary of $9.5 million for the remaining five years on Jones’ contract.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conditional
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Just nine days earlier, on July 22, the administration had pushed through a controversial law making the country’s anti-corruption agencies dependent on the General Prosecutor, a direct presidential appointee.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Sports betting operators have no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
30 July 2025
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Court filings show the city, and the Fullers reached a tentative settlement agreement last month, according to a June 18 filing in the case.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 8, as well as Locals 5 and 648, announced a tentative agreement early Sunday with Albertsons Companies, the parent company of Safeway.—
Jack Rodriquez-Vars
July 27,
Sacbee.com,
27 July 2025
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“Conditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conditional. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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