as in health
a state of being or fitness
a visit to the relatives on the other side of the state revealed them all to be in fine fettle
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Recent Examples of fettle
That level of hostility put her in fine fettle to deal with Kevin James’ gang of escaped cons, who arrived seeking a mysterious item at the family’s summer house.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 May 2023
The three women are in fine fettle, with dog-walking grandmother Suzie finding local fame (if not fortune) on the radio and septuagenarian Judith still crafting fiendishly clever crosswords and scandalizing local birdwatchers by skinny-dipping even in winter.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2023
The inner movements went along just fine, with horns in fine fettle in the jolly scherzo.
—Dallas News, 18 Nov. 2022
Kettenring has some fine talent to work with; the show has all kinds of familiar local faces in the cast including the veteran performers George Keating and Richard Strimer stripping away the years in fine fettle by dancing up a storm in the ensemble.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 May 2023
The three women are in fine fettle, with dog-walking grandmother Suzie finding local fame (if not fortune) on the radio and septuagenarian Judith still crafting fiendishly clever crosswords and scandalizing local birdwatchers by skinny-dipping even in winter.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2023
The inner movements went along just fine, with horns in fine fettle in the jolly scherzo.
—Dallas News, 18 Nov. 2022
Kettenring has some fine talent to work with; the show has all kinds of familiar local faces in the cast including the veteran performers George Keating and Richard Strimer stripping away the years in fine fettle by dancing up a storm in the ensemble.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fettle
Noun
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This new health setback for the 15-time major champion has sparked intense debate in the golf world.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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The research report noted 80% of American households age 60 and over would not be able to withstand a financial shock, such as a divorce or health setback, making savings in cash or cash-like securities important, Davis said.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Heyward suggested that the conditions played a role in the injury, which is expected to end Killebrew’s season.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The system has the ability to show warehouse operators how much of the warehouse is occupied, whether products and pallets are in the right location, how storage conditions seem and more.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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About 150 volcanoes in the Atacama Andes—including Láscar, Chile’s most active—create this shape-shifting environment that’s as active as the travelers cresting it.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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Such unsupervised conversational shape-shifting would make this rogue Humbert particularly charismatic.—
Vauhini Vara,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Fettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fettle. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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