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as in operated
to look after and make decisions about
the company's president continues to conduct the everyday affairs of the software firm he founded many years ago
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2
as in directed
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway
the gutter conducts water to the curb, thus protecting the house's basement
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as in behaved
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
conducted themselves at the party like perfect ladies and gentlemen
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as in steered
to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front
a job conducting tourists through the historical museum
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as in transmitted
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
a material that conducts heat quite efficiently
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Recent Examples of conducted
Donell Harvin, a homeland security and public health emergency expert at Georgetown University, told CNN on Sunday that the attacker may have conducted pre-operational surveillance and come up with a plan that maximizes fatalities and damage.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
International condemnation has soared since Israel announced a ground assault on Gaza City and conducted an unprecedented strike against Hamas leadership on Qatari soil.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
To build stronger work relationships with a manager, consider using some workplace flattery like complimenting the way your boss conducted a meeting or asking for career advice, Pfeffer said.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
While the agents' colleagues were divided over the move at the time, the Bureau, under then-Director Christopher Wray, conducted a review and did not find grounds for discipline, CNN reports.
—Huo Jingnan, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
The recall was initiated as a result of an analysis conducted by the FDA, which revealed the cinnamon product contained elevated levels of lead, according to the notice.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
The county has conducted no audits on its budget since 2020, as required by the state.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
SpaceX has also conducted four other launches in 2025 — suborbital test flights of Starship, the giant rocket the company is developing to help humanity settle Mars.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2025
That is compared with -17 points in the previous poll conducted last week.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
International condemnation has soared since Israel announced a ground assault on Gaza City and conducted an unprecedented strike against Hamas leadership on Qatari soil.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
To build stronger work relationships with a manager, consider using some workplace flattery like complimenting the way your boss conducted a meeting or asking for career advice, Pfeffer said.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
While the agents' colleagues were divided over the move at the time, the Bureau, under then-Director Christopher Wray, conducted a review and did not find grounds for discipline, CNN reports.
—Huo Jingnan, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
The recall was initiated as a result of an analysis conducted by the FDA, which revealed the cinnamon product contained elevated levels of lead, according to the notice.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
The county has conducted no audits on its budget since 2020, as required by the state.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
SpaceX has also conducted four other launches in 2025 — suborbital test flights of Starship, the giant rocket the company is developing to help humanity settle Mars.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2025
That is compared with -17 points in the previous poll conducted last week.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conducted
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But now, the space agency is preparing to wind down activity at the orbiting laboratory by the early 2030s and commission new space stations operated by the private sector.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Americans' TikTok data will be stored securely on servers operated by Oracle in the United States without access from China.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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However, people with iron-deficient anemia will need a higher dose, as directed by their physician.—
Kristine Thomason,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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The first, directed by Héctor Babenco in 1985, earned four Academy Award nominations and won best actor for William Hurt.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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Later, he was joined on the show by Robert De Niro, who played the chairman of the FCC and behaved like a mob boss.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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However, in the early 1980s, a new theory called cosmic inflation came along, suggesting that before the hot Big Bang, the Universe behaved very differently, pushing any hypothetical singularity unobservably far back.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
24 Sep. 2025
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Jia steered the conversation back to the big picture.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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Ash & Elm was founded in summer 2016 by the husband-wife duo of Aaron and Andréa Homoya following a trip to Ireland that steered Aaron's passion for brewing and winemaking toward the fruit-forward world of hard cider, per Ash & Elm's website.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
24 Sep. 2025
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The committee debated whether doctors should wait a month before giving a dose—even though some women aren’t screened for the virus during pregnancy and the virus can be transmitted by other caregivers—but ultimately decided to table the issue.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
24 Sep. 2025
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When a call is challenged, the Hawk-Eye view will quickly be transmitted through the 5G network, and it will be shown almost instantaneously to the spectators at each stadium via the videoboard as well as home viewers on respective broadcasts.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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In their recommendation, Warner and Kaine said Nachmanoff supervised a team that represented more than 2,500 clients accused of federal violations ranging from petty offenses to capital murder.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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A little over 2,500 valid ballots were cast in a count supervised by Votenet Solutions.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
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The family’s mediator and breadwinner, the one who carried its optimism and kept it afloat, was Bruce’s mother Adele, who worked as a legal secretary.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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This was a common accessory for religious brides at the time, as Grace Kelly also carried one for her 1956 wedding to Prince Rainier III.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Ernest Medina was acquitted of all charges related to the My Lai massacre.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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She was acquitted in June after her second trial of all charges related to the death of O’Keefe, except for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, for which Read received a year of probation.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Conducted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conducted. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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