Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In good or favorable condition; in a desirable state of being: as, a well-conditioned mind.
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Examples
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People are pretty well-conditioned to respect the military.
CNN Poll: Is Obama taking too long on Afghanistan decision? 2009
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The bond developed among players was tight as the Wildcats exerted their depth to capitalize on the well-conditioned energy that made them a tough matchup and a tough out in the NCAA Tournament.
Big 12 Conference 2010
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The bond developed among players was tight as the Wildcats exerted their depth to capitalize on the well-conditioned energy that made them a tough matchup and a tough out in the NCAA Tournament.
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Offering assistance to parents who face substance abuse issues is all well and good, but turning homes into prisons under constant surveillance, complete with guards, seems a wee bit over the top - even for an island populace well-conditioned to having virtually their every move in public monitored.
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Meant primarily, I might add, to inflame passions and mislead public opinion by invoking a word - anti-Semitism - that we have been well-conditioned to condemn above all other forms of racism or prejudice.
Being Anti-Israel and Anti-Zionist Is the "New Anti-Semitism" 2010
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Children imagine monsters, wide-eyed fairies, flying pigs and sled-pulling, night-riding reindeer; they see connections and meaning where well-conditioned and socialized adults only see concrete effects and numbers.
Judith Acosta, LISW, CHT: How to Turn Magical Thinking Into Healing Magic 2010
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Wooden quickly exploited that with his fast-breaking, well-conditioned teams, who wore down opponents with a full-court zone press and forever changed the style of college basketball.
John Wooden DEAD: UCLA Basketball Coach Was Sports Legend 2010
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Peter Engwall is a well-conditioned and serious athlete.
The Life You Want Bob Greene 2010
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Children imagine monsters, wide-eyed fairies, flying pigs and sled-pulling, night-riding reindeer; they see connections and meaning where well-conditioned and socialized adults only see concrete effects and numbers.
Judith Acosta, LISW, CHT: How to Turn Magical Thinking Into Healing Magic 2010
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Meant primarily, I might add, to inflame passions and mislead public opinion by invoking a word - anti-Semitism - that we have been well-conditioned to condemn above all other forms of racism or prejudice.
Sharmine Narwani: Being Anti-Israel and Anti-Zionist Is the "New Anti-Semitism" 2010
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