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
That phonetic play alone already signals one of the project’s theoretical subterfuges: that of exploring the most advanced conditions of the subject’s annihilation as a foundational precondition for artistic authority.
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Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
The real uncertainties in the bond market are lodged in the larger complexities and flammable preconditions resulting from highly leveraged speculative positions set to unwind on a hair-trigger.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
President Putin is open for peace negotiations, without any preconditions.
—ABC News, 11 May 2025
The Ukrainians accepted this U.S. cease-fire without preconditions, according to the announcement.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2025
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Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
The real uncertainties in the bond market are lodged in the larger complexities and flammable preconditions resulting from highly leveraged speculative positions set to unwind on a hair-trigger.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
President Putin is open for peace negotiations, without any preconditions.
—ABC News, 11 May 2025
The Ukrainians accepted this U.S. cease-fire without preconditions, according to the announcement.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for precondition
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precondition
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While Hochul’s executive order bars the State Police from cooperating with immigration enforcement, the same isn’t true for the state’s myriad local cops, which have a patchwork of requirements; NYC has its own prohibitions but Rotterdam, clearly, does not.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2025
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This would be Whitson’s second trip on an Axiom mission to the ISS, and part of NASA’s requirement that former NASA astronaut command commercial mission visits to the ISS.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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Signings of this kind were a regular feature of Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal, at a time when punishing interest payments relating to the Emirates Stadium’s construction made that kind of value-chasing purchase a necessity.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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To treat thinking not as indulgence but as necessity.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The industry continued to grow until 2020, when a combination of weather and economic conditions dealt setbacks to farmers and processors alike.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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Noem said in a May statement that safety and economic conditions had improved in the country enough to warrant the program termination, which could lead to the deportation of thousands of Afghans residing in the U.S. upon its July 14 end date.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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The Japanese government would agree, with the qualification that a certain Y chromosome is also a prerequisite.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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Settling the Trump lawsuit is widely seen as a prerequisite for regulators to finally clear Paramount’s $8-billion sale to Skydance Media, which controlling shareholder Shari Redstone has been desperately counting on to save her family’s fortunes.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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“Precondition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precondition. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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