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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
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.
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Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
That’s an argument, by the way, for close plant spacing since the cheek-by-jowl intimacy of one plant with another shades roots and is conducive to lush growth.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Speaking multiple times over the last three weeks, Scheffler has primarily argued that golf is not a sport conducive to one big championship.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
In North America, particularly the United States, intensifying fire weather – the hot, dry, windy conditions conducive to spreading fires – has led to increasingly uncontrollable wildfires that threaten human settlements.
—Seyd Teymoor Seydi, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2025
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Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
That’s an argument, by the way, for close plant spacing since the cheek-by-jowl intimacy of one plant with another shades roots and is conducive to lush growth.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Speaking multiple times over the last three weeks, Scheffler has primarily argued that golf is not a sport conducive to one big championship.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
In North America, particularly the United States, intensifying fire weather – the hot, dry, windy conditions conducive to spreading fires – has led to increasingly uncontrollable wildfires that threaten human settlements.
—Seyd Teymoor Seydi, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conducive
Adjective
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So, all in all, hair questions seem like a favorable thing.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
12 Sep. 2025
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Political stability, a favorable family-office regime, independent courts, and Mandarin fluency made Singapore a natural draw for China's super-rich.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These offer a helpful guide to behaviors with positive effects.—
Tracy Brower,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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This can be helpful for people who have back and knee pain.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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During sleep, heart rate and blood pressure drop too, which is beneficial for the little vessels in your brain.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
10 Sep. 2025
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Foliage color can vary between individual trees, which is why planting–and shopping–in fall is beneficial.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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For some patients, other tools—like a coronary calcium scan, which can directly show whether there’s silent plaque in the arteries—may be more useful.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
9 Sep. 2025
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One of the most useful skills in a leader’s tool belt is the ability to recognize potential disagreement and surface concerns.—
Lindsay Phillips,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Conducive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conducive. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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