as in activity
energetic movement of the body for the sake of physical fitness
the actor went through months of conditioning in order to play the role of the buffed hero in the action film
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as in strengthening
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as in training
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 adjusting
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 conditioning
Sherri Gordon, Health, 11 June 2025
Modern cars are larger partly because of airbags, crumple zones and air conditioning units, but also because consumers prefer larger motor vehicles—hence the success of SUVs.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
However, because heat pumps can provide both heating and cooling, the agency notes that the cost of the electric unit is comparable to the cost of replacing a complete air conditioning and natural gas furnace system, which is about $20,600.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Heat risk: Post-storm deaths can be driven by the combination of hot weather and lack of air conditioning, especially for the elderly.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 31 May 2025
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Noun
Keep Your Bedroom Like a Cave To keep your your bedroom cool and dark like a cave, try air conditioning, a fan, and blackout curtains.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 11 June 2025
Modern cars are larger partly because of airbags, crumple zones and air conditioning units, but also because consumers prefer larger motor vehicles—hence the success of SUVs.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
However, because heat pumps can provide both heating and cooling, the agency notes that the cost of the electric unit is comparable to the cost of replacing a complete air conditioning and natural gas furnace system, which is about $20,600.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Heat risk: Post-storm deaths can be driven by the combination of hot weather and lack of air conditioning, especially for the elderly.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conditioning
Noun
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Right now, federal troops are prohibited by federal law from making arrests and other law enforcement activity.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
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For the last few years, the front and backyard of the lot have grown into a flourishing ecosystem of native plants, tall fruit trees and garden beds filled with vegetables, where student employees offer gardening workshops and other activities.—
Lauren Ng,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
Verb
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By adjusting the magnetic field’s strength, the robot’s flight path may be accurately controlled.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2025
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By adjusting the rate of pellet injections and corresponding laser pulses per second, Marvel’s fusion power plant can adjust the overall energy output to market demand, according to details provided by the company.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Everyone else should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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The goal of wearing recovery sandals is to reduce the stress and impact on your feet, decrease energy exertion, lower inflammation and pain, and increase support, Spector says.—
Jaylyn Pruitt,
Health,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Still, if the goal of a certain kind of big-swing public-intellectual book is to afflict the comfortable, then this book is a bracing way to afflict yourself, for the low price of thirty-five dollars.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2024
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Sometimes a bracing perspective emerges through formal play, as in a tight epic of a poem about an atrocity.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
4 Dec. 2024
Verb
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As the case was preparing to go to trial, in May 2004, the parties settled.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Apr. 2025
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The Special artist is also preparing to take on her first lead movie role as she was recently cast as gospel star Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who was one of the first to appeal to rock ‘n’ roll and R&B audiences, in Amazon MGM Studios’ Rosetta.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The people who succeed in adapting to new challenges aren’t the ones who never fail—they’re the ones who don’t let failure stop them.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Here’s how leaders can create an environment where questioning assumptions, challenging conventional wisdom, and adapting to change become core practices.—
Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In Gilbert’s hands, reappraising the decade from a feminist perspective is more an exercise in cataloguing than in analysis: the ideology of the era is not subtle, and its narratives don’t need decoding.—
Dayna Tortorici,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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At his age, Jones thoroughly believes exercise is essential to living a full, healthy life — not just physically, but mentally.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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Hotel Byblos continues to grow with refreshing new changes under Chevanne’s leadership, with hopes of continuing the family legacy as an exclusive hideaway where new experiences are born and the legend of Byblos only getting better with time.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Betty Booze is getting two refreshing additions to its lineup just in time for summer.—
Erin Clements,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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“Conditioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conditioning. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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