situational
adjective
sit·u·a·tion·al
ˌsi-chə-ˈwā-shnəl 
-shə-nᵊl
1
: of, relating to, or appropriate to a situation
2
: of or relating to situation ethics
situationally
adverb
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The plans were approved by the commanding officer of the Northern Command and the head of the Operations Directorate during a joint situational assessment to prepare for the continuation of combat, the IDF said in a statement.
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Mostafa Salem, CNN, 19 June 2024
The need for situational left-handers is long gone with the three-batter minimum rule, but the NL East is stacked with tough left-handed hitters and the Mets need someone current manager Carlos Mendoza can go to in late-inning situations to get out guys like Matt Olson and Bryce Harper.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 May 2024
Without it, state and local leaders are flying blind, without the situational awareness to target the response to vulnerable populations, avert hospital system collapse, or safely reopen schools and businesses.
—Asa Hutchinson, STAT, 6 June 2024
Actual linguistic practices are simply too dynamic, situational, and mixed to generalize about in this way.
—Ross Perlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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Mostafa Salem, CNN, 19 June 2024
The need for situational left-handers is long gone with the three-batter minimum rule, but the NL East is stacked with tough left-handed hitters and the Mets need someone current manager Carlos Mendoza can go to in late-inning situations to get out guys like Matt Olson and Bryce Harper.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 May 2024
Without it, state and local leaders are flying blind, without the situational awareness to target the response to vulnerable populations, avert hospital system collapse, or safely reopen schools and businesses.
—Asa Hutchinson, STAT, 6 June 2024
Actual linguistic practices are simply too dynamic, situational, and mixed to generalize about in this way.
—Ross Perlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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situational
adjective
sit·u·a·tion·al
-shnəl, -shən-ᵊl
: of, relating to, or occurring in a particular set of circumstances
situational impotence
situational hypertension
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