as in dependent
determined by something else
the sale of the house is conditional upon the approval of a mortgage for the prospective buyer
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Recent Examples of conditional
For now, only four drone models have been granted conditional approval, and none of them are from China’s popular drone maker DJI.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
The next day, the club acquired forward Yazmeen Ryan and midfielder Delanie Sheehan from the Houston Dash in exchange for allocation and transfer fee funds, plus a conditional sell-on fee tied to future player movement.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
What sets them apart is, in exchange for yearly sacrifices in the form of new hires who seem like they won’t be missed, the Virgil’s inhabitants have been granted a conditional immortality that makes the film’s action sequences more fun for a while and then more tedious.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
The report states Scouton was arrested, then placed on conditional release.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
The next day, the club acquired forward Yazmeen Ryan and midfielder Delanie Sheehan from the Houston Dash in exchange for allocation and transfer fee funds, plus a conditional sell-on fee tied to future player movement.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
What sets them apart is, in exchange for yearly sacrifices in the form of new hires who seem like they won’t be missed, the Virgil’s inhabitants have been granted a conditional immortality that makes the film’s action sequences more fun for a while and then more tedious.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
The report states Scouton was arrested, then placed on conditional release.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conditional
Adjective
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Whether or not a school-age child spends their school day on a screen shouldn’t be dependent on where mom or dad can find a job.—
Abby McCloskey,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Each setting gave her a clearer view of where mental health systems were failing the people most dependent on them.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Measuring electrical activity in fungi is challenging due to their microscopic, complex structure, and current evidence for information transfer — within a mycelial network or between organisms — is still tentative.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Current evidence for information transfer within a mycelial network or between organisms is still tentative.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Conditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conditional. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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