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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
The Capitol building requires lots of walking on tough marble floors that are not conducive to heels.
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Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2025
Super said custody is not conducive for treatment.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
One hurdle for these editors is that far-right hate is more conducive to digital slop, both because algorithms prize outlandish ragebait and because the tribalistic ideas themselves are low IQ rubbish.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
Financial planning continues Both ordinances are the latest in a series of decisions by governments across Jackson County to make local infrastructure more conducive to a large-scale, multi-week event.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
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Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2025
Super said custody is not conducive for treatment.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
One hurdle for these editors is that far-right hate is more conducive to digital slop, both because algorithms prize outlandish ragebait and because the tribalistic ideas themselves are low IQ rubbish.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
Financial planning continues Both ordinances are the latest in a series of decisions by governments across Jackson County to make local infrastructure more conducive to a large-scale, multi-week event.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conducive
Adjective
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However, despite Republicans seeing the current political climate among youth voters as favorable to their cause, Democrats see an opposite scenario.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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In some spots on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, though, oysters aren’t settling, despite the ostensibly favorable conditions.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Trinkets are either very helpful or very pointless.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Supportive footwear or braces can also be helpful, when needed.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Industry pushback and innovation concerns Some tech companies argue that such regulation could stifle innovation, limit beneficial uses of conversational AI (education, mental-health support for older teens) or impose heavy compliance burdens.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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However, most are weaker and can deliver beneficial precipitation to water supplies, according to NOAA.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Currently, the system uses external motion capture cameras for indoor testing and is therefore not useful in outdoor environments yet.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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The mop feature is also fantastic for wood floors and very useful for spills while cooking.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Conducive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conducive. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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