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
But that outcome would be conditional, and the plan sets no firm timetable.
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Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
The directive no longer allows those in immigration detention to request bond hearings, which could allow them the opportunity for conditional release as their immigration case is pending, the lawsuit says.
—Julia Marnin, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
About 2% were yellow (conditional pass) placards, and less than 1% were (closures).
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025
There’s a sadness to her uncertainty, this implication that her eventual return will in some way be conditional.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
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Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
The directive no longer allows those in immigration detention to request bond hearings, which could allow them the opportunity for conditional release as their immigration case is pending, the lawsuit says.
—Julia Marnin, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
About 2% were yellow (conditional pass) placards, and less than 1% were (closures).
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025
There’s a sadness to her uncertainty, this implication that her eventual return will in some way be conditional.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 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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Taylor’s cerebral bent is nothing new, but here, it’s imbued with a fresh, tentative sweetness, and anchored by a genuinely swoony summer romance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Meltzer revealed the tentative main event for WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Conditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conditional. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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