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as in favorable
tending to promote or assist the development of something
the claim that the state's long-standing antitax attitude is conducive to entrepreneurship
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as in helpful
providing service or assistance
the noisy environment of the dorms was not very conducive to studying
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Recent Examples of conducive
However, feeling burned out just from trying to care about the world isn’t conducive to solving its problems.
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Padma Balaji, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Not only do autumnal colors blanket the region, but the cooler weather is more conducive to camping and the park’s events calendar includes several different seasonal activities.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Frost advisories remain in place across parts of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York as temperatures in the low 30s could be conducive to frost formation overnight and into Tuesday morning.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
While Kiko will be moving into cooler waters and a less conducive atmosphere over the weekend, which could weaken the storm, the state of Hawaii could still face impacts from the storm.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
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Padma Balaji, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Not only do autumnal colors blanket the region, but the cooler weather is more conducive to camping and the park’s events calendar includes several different seasonal activities.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Frost advisories remain in place across parts of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York as temperatures in the low 30s could be conducive to frost formation overnight and into Tuesday morning.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
While Kiko will be moving into cooler waters and a less conducive atmosphere over the weekend, which could weaken the storm, the state of Hawaii could still face impacts from the storm.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conducive
Adjective
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So what makes for a favorable location?—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing high levels of ozone air pollution in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Friday.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Flushing the eye with a sterile saline solution, making sure to get under your eyelids, can be helpful.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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While many of the messages were thoughtful and genuinely helpful, some ended up adding to the stress of an already uncertain situation.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sowed in the fall, these cold-hardy plants work hard to improve soil throughout winter by decreasing compaction, preventing erosion, providing habitat for beneficial insects, and keeping weeds from taking over.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Sep. 2025
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Raw garlic contains more allicin, while cooked garlic still supplies antioxidants and other beneficial compounds.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That framing is politically useful but practically useless.—
Kristie De Pena,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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But America isn't learning some of the more useful lessons from the engineering state.—
Vincent Ni,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Conducive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conducive. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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