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
However, Abu Dhabi suspended negotiations early in the Biden administration, citing its dissatisfaction with Washington’s preconditions over Emirati military-technical cooperation with China.
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Paul Iddon, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The preconditions, though, were drastically more unusual, bordering on unprecedented—specifically how dry conditions have been.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
YouTube eventually inked a licensing deal with UMG, which Google had made a precondition of the acquisition’s closing.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
His rapid rise to political power is accompanied by great uncertainty about what motivates him—and whether his desire for astronomical wealth is an integral part of the equation or was simply a necessary precondition to securing vast influence.
—Zachary Karabell, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
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Paul Iddon, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The preconditions, though, were drastically more unusual, bordering on unprecedented—specifically how dry conditions have been.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
YouTube eventually inked a licensing deal with UMG, which Google had made a precondition of the acquisition’s closing.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
His rapid rise to political power is accompanied by great uncertainty about what motivates him—and whether his desire for astronomical wealth is an integral part of the equation or was simply a necessary precondition to securing vast influence.
—Zachary Karabell, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precondition
Noun
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Gary contends the user rates for the three communities are decades old and too low to meet the requirements of a federal consent decree.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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Holtec can go ahead with the tube repairs on its schedule, but the company does so at its own risk as the NRC will decide whether the repairs meet requirements in the end, Burnell said.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This isn't the Top Chef of yore, where tweezers and microgreens were a necessity.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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But before that conversion can be added to the list of Republican attitude adjustments, there is one necessity: the tariffs have to work.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Officials issued mandatory evacuation orders via social media that included homes, hotels and a Walmart. Jennifer Thompson, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Norman, described the fire conditions in the central and northern parts of the state as historic and highly anomalous.—
Sean Murphy and Russ Bynum,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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The director of the F1 movie, Joseph Kosinski, has revealed the one condition Lewis Hamilton had going into its production.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Housing 1st is often a prerequisite to effectively treating chronic homelessness.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, require key experiences, such as short frontline stints, as a prerequisite for promotions and advancements.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Precondition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precondition. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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