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as in activity
energetic movement of the body for the sake of physical fitness the actor went through months of conditioning in order to play the role of the buffed hero in the action film

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conditioning

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verb

present participle of condition
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conditioning

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adjective

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Recent Examples of conditioning
Noun
Cayenne owners will be able to track charging via their My Porsche app and are able to create pre-conditioning settings to meet their individual needs. Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025 Dyson also claims that the Omega nourishing collection delivers up to 94 percent stronger hair, compared to using non-conditioning shampoo on straight hair. Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
There’s no air conditioning there, too. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025 Montgomery said one of the things Farris needs to work on is his conditioning, and Farris acknowledged that. Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Advertisement The decision freed the states previously limited by preclearance to weaken voting protections, add requirements conditioning the right to vote, and close polling places. Time, 12 Sep. 2025 Newsmax argues that Fox has wielded a similar playbook to keep it from growing, bullying distributors from carrying its channels by conditioning carriage deals on them agreeing not to carry competing right-leaning news channels. Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for conditioning
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conditioning
Noun
  • Park superintendents could decide if previously scheduled special events and activities authorized by special use permits could go on, if no NPS personnel are needed for monitoring them.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • As a microschool founder, Shackelford shapes her school’s culture, including library selections, after-school activities, and community engagement strategies.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Because many dark taxa are absent from training data sets, even the most advanced image-recognition models work best as triage—rapidly sorting through familiar taxa and flagging likely new discoveries for human taxonomists to investigate.
    Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Ohtani started training at Driveline before the 2021 season to prepare for his first season as a full-time pitcher and hitter.
    Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If Woltemade is still adjusting to his team-mates and his team-mates are still adjusting to him, the statistics suggest their offensive shortcomings are more fundamental.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Cut to a dinner scene, and Wang can be seen adjusting the Wulu pendant necklace on his mother’s neck during dinner.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The little girl began to feel drowsy after her exertions at the swimming pool and decided to curl up beside her.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • There are quite a few records across Halsey‘s debut album, Badlands, that require an exhaustive exertion of energy when coming alive on stage.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Broncos were without timeouts, so Nix was preparing to get in position to clock the ball and give Wil Lutz a field-goal attempt.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Virginia’s large population of federal workers is preparing for major disruption.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Symptoms can vary widely, from food aversions and sleep problems to anxiety and trouble adapting to routines.
    Laura Dorwart, Health, 29 Sep. 2025
  • That could include using solid-fuel motors in later iterations or adapting the design for aircraft, ships, or ground vehicle launches.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In this era, ogival windows and flying buttresses would be more bracing than yet another thicket of computerized-looking shapes.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The film is trying quite hard to be a bracing and immersive depiction of rehabilitation’s hard toil.
    Richard Lawson, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In a cruel exercise, each kid is provided with a pack of basic supplies and made to hike 50 miles through the wilderness to the top of Mount Otis.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Incorporating short walks, stretching or light exercises throughout the day can interrupt long periods of inactivity and offer significant health benefits.
    Jack McNamara, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Conditioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conditioning. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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