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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
Policymakers should look at the important role that food has in determining people’s well-being and help make the food environment one that is most conducive to long-term health.
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
As a result, the upper wind conditions will probably be conducive to hurricane formation.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
That makes sense, really, given that the circumstances are not particularly conducive to good conversation.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
The emotions that go along with those words range from mildly frustrated to aggravated to downright depressed, and none of that is conducive to your success.
—Joelle Jay, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
As a result, the upper wind conditions will probably be conducive to hurricane formation.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
That makes sense, really, given that the circumstances are not particularly conducive to good conversation.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
The emotions that go along with those words range from mildly frustrated to aggravated to downright depressed, and none of that is conducive to your success.
—Joelle Jay, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conducive
Adjective
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Weekly, relative strength and seasonality are both favorable.—
Bill Sarubbi,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel clouds.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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While many are helpful for blocking ads, finding the best deals or checking grammar errors, some can end up doing more harm than good.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Not all corporate training has been helpful either.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This change is beneficial when helpful gut bacteria are depleted.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
2 May 2025
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The New York native, who shares son Walker Nathaniel with ex-husband Taye Diggs, said that Frozen 3 would be financially beneficial.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Three variations could provide useful insights: Test different premiums.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Fortunately, the city’s tourism agency provides a useful map showing 32 options and how to reach them.—
Valeriya Safronova,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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“Conducive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conducive. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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