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
Danny Musovski has been in fine fettle up front for Seattle this season and has 12 goals in 32 games for Wednesday's hosts.
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Canada looked in fine fettle and are well on their way to the knockouts.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Daniels suffered a rib injury midway through the season, but he’s returned in fine fettle, and the future seems impossibly bright, with the expectation of a decade or more of Daniels excellence, playing for a hard-nosed, championship-winning coach in Dan Quinn.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 May 2023
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Canada looked in fine fettle and are well on their way to the knockouts.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Daniels suffered a rib injury midway through the season, but he’s returned in fine fettle, and the future seems impossibly bright, with the expectation of a decade or more of Daniels excellence, playing for a hard-nosed, championship-winning coach in Dan Quinn.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fettle
Noun
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Singer Barry Manilow addresses recent health issues in a sneak-peek of his upcoming Good Morning America interview.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
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Although she has been released from the hospital, she is expected to face a lifelong health battle associated with the injury to her kidney, the lawsuit states.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Search for a director of football Sources with knowledge of the situation — who, like all those cited in this piece, spoke on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships — say Nuno will have a big say in the appointment of a director of football.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Attacks on statutory rights are pushing these countries back to conditions reminiscent of the late nineteenth century, when poverty and slums were the norm for a working class with no social safety net.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Well, starting later this week, the jetstream is going to get all sorts of funky and bent out of shape.—
Terry Eliasen,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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Templates give the week a shape without locking anyone into a rigid menu.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2026
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“Fettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fettle. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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