conditions 1 of 2

plural of condition
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as in restrictions
something that limits one's freedom of action or choice their parents placed several conditions on their weekend plans

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conditions

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verb

present tense third-person singular of condition

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Recent Examples of conditions
Noun
Thoughts of suicide can touch anyone, regardless of age, background or circumstance, and they’re often tied to mental health conditions that go unrecognized or untreated. — Courtney Marx, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026 Mercedes says Wagner will travel through around 30 countries on five continents while putting battery-electric truck technology through real-world conditions well beyond familiar European freight routes. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 The facility has received less public attention, but detainees who have been held there have shared similar complaints about harsh conditions and inadequate medical care. — Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026 Its fleet includes the MANTAS X-Class and Devil Ray Expeditionary Class platforms, which MARTAC says have accumulated thousands of operating hours across a range of conditions. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026 The outbreak is spreading under extremely difficult conditions, including war, insecurity, displacement, a health workers’ strike and intense population movements. — Constant Same Bagalwa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 Volunteers will remove vines and other vegetation that can overwhelm young trees and shrubs and, when conditions permit, plant new trees and shrubs. — Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 20 Sep. 2026 As the index fluctuates with market conditions, your mortgage rate can change as well. — Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 For Monday, warm and humid conditions will hit in the early morning with temperatures and dewpoints well into the 70s. — Felix Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
The system conditions physicians to go above and beyond, to pre-round an hour before they're asked, to absorb expanding workloads without complaint, because that's what doctors do. — Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 The discomfort stems not from graphic imagery, but from recognition — the realization that contemporary visual culture increasingly conditions audiences through loops of deferred resolution. — Andrew S. Jacobson, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026 Around the moon’s south pole, where Artemis astronauts will be headed, conditions the new suit must withstand could be even more extreme. — K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026 The powder’s satin finish and weightless texture are thanks to jojoba oil, which also conditions brow hairs. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conditions
Noun
  • Ryan added that parents cannot rely on provisions that attempt to prevent court battles, such as no-contest clauses, which disinherit beneficiaries who raise legal challenges.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The defense maintained that the Penal Code, rather than the Elections Code’s ballot-custody provisions, governed the investigation.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Jennifer is still an American Kidney Fund Ambassador, and hopes that her and Kennus’ story helps other couples who are navigating kidney diseases.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Other Health Conditions Health conditions, including several autoimmune diseases, can lead directly or indirectly to dry eye syndrome.
    — Nancy LeBrun, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Repeating that process places significant stress on components, increasing operational and capital costs due to the risk of failure, maintenance requirements and downtime.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Last month, the state said that was largely due to difficulties in putting in place new federal requirements that resulted in higher call volumes and additional verification.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Shopping is also often easier to do manually, largely because of restrictions that prevent bots from crawling websites.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The trade system is also being fragmented by global trade dynamics like export restrictions, tariffs, sanctions cutting off certain sources, and shipping and logistics breakdowns.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Last month, co-creator Ryan Murphy clarified that season 13 would bring all of the American Horror Story seasons together.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Torres seasons the pork with lots of black pepper and garlic, and cooks it low and slow for around five hours.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Hailing from PlayStation Productions, the Helldivers project adapts the 2015 game and its sequel that have collectively sold more than 12 million units.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Wang’s film adapts Tanizaki Junichiro’s novel of the same name, relocating the story to present-day Tokyo, with Fan starring opposite Lily Franky and Kudoh Youki.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • People often talk about illnesses like cancer as intruders in the house.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • As a result, more people have now died of environmental illnesses that followed the September 11 attacks than perished during the collapse of the towers that day.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Diners have been eating out less frequently, trying to save money while paying more for gas, groceries and other necessities.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Consumers are paying for daily necessities in four installments.
    — Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Conditions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conditions. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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