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as in health
a state of being or fitness
a car that was 10 years old but still in good condition
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as in provision
something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends
you'll get a bonus with the condition that we meet our sales forecast
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as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
a skin condition that prevents me from staying out in the sun for very long
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as in requirement
something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable
water is a condition for life on Earth
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as in restriction
something that limits one's freedom of action or choice
their parents placed several conditions on their weekend plans
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as in to train
to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness
the length of time that it takes for runners to condition their bodies for a marathon
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as in to adapt
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
a company that must condition its traditional ways of doing business to the realities of the global economy
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Recent Examples of condition
Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 May 2026
Hair follicle stimulation and density support are provided through PRP and mesotherapy, while graft preservation is supported through IceGraft technology to help maintain graft condition.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Celebrity hairstylist Kim Kimble suggests every two to three days, and adds that kinky, natural coily hair should be conditioned before shampooing.
—Aimee Simeon, Glamour, 7 May 2026
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Noun
Ironically, the latter ends up a key part of the Kinnar’s own hierarchy; their houses are spaces of refuge, but only under strict, conservative conditions.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 May 2026
Hair follicle stimulation and density support are provided through PRP and mesotherapy, while graft preservation is supported through IceGraft technology to help maintain graft condition.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Verb
Science fiction has conditioned many people to imagine humanoid robots folding laundry, washing dishes, and becoming household companions.
—Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Celebrity hairstylist Kim Kimble suggests every two to three days, and adds that kinky, natural coily hair should be conditioned before shampooing.
—Aimee Simeon, Glamour, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for condition
Noun
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Nearly all of the surviving health-care facilities in the northernmost area fell on the wrong side of the partition.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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But state lawmakers can finally pass this legislation, and start saving families tax dollars while protecting our health and our environment.—
Justin Sanchez,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Republican lawmakers also passed a spending package last year — enacted as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — that included provisions expected to reduce ACA enrollment and was cited among factors fueling higher premiums this year.—
Julie Appleby,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Douglas County District Court Judge Carl Folsom III issued a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of key provisions of the state law in a 117-page ruling on Friday.—
Matthew Kelly
May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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Over time, however, the disease has spread across the East Coast and Midwest, with diagnoses reaching 35 states.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
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In later life, this formative programming can increase the risk of not only mental illnesses like depression, but physical diseases too, such as cancer and obesity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Those could be explicit requirements for a map to appear to be fair by certain statistical measures of partisanship.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), there is no residency requirement to file a lawsuit challenging a project’s environmental review.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The order, which escalated the president's bid to place new restrictions on voting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, is being challenged in court.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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Fans, legislators and even some sports leagues have begun calling for restrictions on gambling ads.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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All raised together, all trained together by Terminus himself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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These schools may very well be training their own replacements.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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Just as diurnal ants follow the relatively steady movement of the sun, the bull ant species has adapted to the orbiting moon’s constant changes, according to research published in .—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
17 May 2026
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This approach preserves the visual identity of the original compact robot while adapting it to a far more demanding mechanical scale.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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Far below the most abstract undulating curved frozen shapes where the weight of the sea ice has forged the shoreline into a white sculpture park.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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Some even in the shape of other foods!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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