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 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 The inner movements went along just fine, with horns in fine fettle in the jolly scherzo. Dallas News, 18 Nov. 2022 Staff members modified these new spaces to suit the leggy wading birds, adding feeding pools, trimming low-hanging tree branches and raising the sprinklers designed to keep their feathers in fine fettle. Emily Anthes, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2022 Some few days later she was found in excellent fettle at a hotel in Harrogate, Yorkshire, 250 miles away, registered as Mrs. Teresa Neele from South Africa. Frances Wilson, The New York Review of Books, 20 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for fettle
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Noun
  • Read more: Extreme Heat Is Endangering America’s Workers—and Its Economy Today, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began a public hearing on the creation of a first-of-its-kind proposal for federal heat health standards for workers.
    Simmone Shah, Time, 16 June 2025
  • Phil had been dealing with severe health problems leading up to his passing in May.
    Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • The industry continued to grow until 2020, when a combination of weather and economic conditions dealt setbacks to farmers and processors alike.
    Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
  • Sales tax revenue is expected to decline slightly due to changing economic conditions, city officials said.
    Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • These highlight a growing phenomenon where high-profile figures - intentionally or not - shape health trends through their platforms.
    John Samuels, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • Most of my friends and contemporaries are in very good shape.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 9 June 2025

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“Fettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fettle. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.

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