as in requirement
something that must exist or happen before something else can exist or happen
An education is an important precondition for getting a good job. They insist on a guarantee as a precondition to the deal.
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Recent Examples of precondition
These are the best preconditions to introduce Name Tag, brought to you by Meta and Ray-Ban.
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Sarah Jeong, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2026
The Ukrainian president also reiterated his demand for strong security guarantees as a precondition to ending the war.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 14 Feb. 2026
Zelensky has agreed to meet Putin just about anywhere but Moscow, with no preconditions.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Kelly has sponsored legislation calling for the impeachment of Kristy Noem, the Homeland Security secretary, and appeared to make her removal a precondition for supporting any DHS funding and reform package.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Jeong, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2026
The Ukrainian president also reiterated his demand for strong security guarantees as a precondition to ending the war.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 14 Feb. 2026
Zelensky has agreed to meet Putin just about anywhere but Moscow, with no preconditions.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Kelly has sponsored legislation calling for the impeachment of Kristy Noem, the Homeland Security secretary, and appeared to make her removal a precondition for supporting any DHS funding and reform package.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precondition
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The suit, filed in Sacramento federal court, argues California’s requirement that all new vehicles sold in the state be zero-emission by 2035 improperly regulates fuel economy — an area the administration says falls under the authority of the federal National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.—
Madison Smalstig,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Trump signed into law the first reconciliation bill passed by this Congress last year, extending his tax cuts, funding immigration enforcement, and strengthening work requirements for certain federal social welfare programs.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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For profit hospital systems with significant footprints in Florida have been accused of prioritizing revenue generating admissions over patient necessity.—
Linda D. Gadd,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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That’s not necessarily a prime necessity for a quarterback.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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Protest organizers say the action is not only about Noma, but about the broader restaurant industry as a whole and the conditions and personalities that have come to shape it.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
12 Mar. 2026
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The results showed that women eventually diagnosed with either of these two conditions — 849 with mild cognitive impairment and 752 with dementia — had larger amounts of p-tau217 in their initial blood sample way back in the mid-to-late 1990s.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Arriving in the Coachella Valley, with its impossibly blue skies and neighboring Joshua Tree wilderness, one's sense of scale and perspective soon recalibrates; a prerequisite, perhaps, for experiencing a city that has long served as refuge.—
Sophie Morgan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Mar. 2026
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Scoring 30 points per game was a prerequisite, Sanders said.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Precondition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precondition. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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