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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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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
Between 2022 and 2023, a team from Arkeologerna conducted an intensive investigation in the southernmost area of the former city.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
What wasn't being collected are other research observations that are part of every hurricane season, including experiments conducted by NOAA's Hurricane Research Division and its academic partners, who were able to pay their scientists who flew with NOAA during Melissa.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
If you’re approved and accept your offer, a credit check may be conducted, which could impact your credit score.
—Harlan Vaughn, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Over the last decade, the Russian satellite conducted a series of deliberate proximity operations with commercial and military spacecraft, including Seasat 2, Intelsat 7, Intelsat 901, Intelsat 905, Athena-Fidus, Skynet 4C, Astra 1G, and Turksat 4.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Arkansas elections are currently conducted using two devices -- an ExpressVote device, which is the machine voters use to mark ballots, and the DS200 tabulator.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
Studies conducted in recent years have shown that women in heterosexual couples predominantly take on the brunt of domestic tasks—managing the family’s calendar, unloading the dishwasher, feeding pets.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
About 6 in 10 Americans blame Trump for the current rate of inflation, while more than 6 in 10 disapprove of how Trump is handling tariffs, the economy and managing the federal government, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos' KnowledgePanel.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Lambert named the falls after his wife and high school sweetheart, Ruby Losey, and the first public tours were conducted in 1930.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
What wasn't being collected are other research observations that are part of every hurricane season, including experiments conducted by NOAA's Hurricane Research Division and its academic partners, who were able to pay their scientists who flew with NOAA during Melissa.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
If you’re approved and accept your offer, a credit check may be conducted, which could impact your credit score.
—Harlan Vaughn, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Over the last decade, the Russian satellite conducted a series of deliberate proximity operations with commercial and military spacecraft, including Seasat 2, Intelsat 7, Intelsat 901, Intelsat 905, Athena-Fidus, Skynet 4C, Astra 1G, and Turksat 4.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Arkansas elections are currently conducted using two devices -- an ExpressVote device, which is the machine voters use to mark ballots, and the DS200 tabulator.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
Studies conducted in recent years have shown that women in heterosexual couples predominantly take on the brunt of domestic tasks—managing the family’s calendar, unloading the dishwasher, feeding pets.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
About 6 in 10 Americans blame Trump for the current rate of inflation, while more than 6 in 10 disapprove of how Trump is handling tariffs, the economy and managing the federal government, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos' KnowledgePanel.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Lambert named the falls after his wife and high school sweetheart, Ruby Losey, and the first public tours were conducted in 1930.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conducted
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Unlike more public figures of the regime, Martín operated largely behind the scenes, embodying the financial-intelligence nexus that helped sustain the regime amid sanctions and economic collapse.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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Roland Busch, President and CEO of Siemens AG, described the effort as a shift in how physical systems are designed and operated.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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Like a ball passing through the barriers of a pinball machine, the water flows among the components as directed by 2,200 miles of canals, 2,100 miles of levees and berms, 84 pump stations and 778 water control structures.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The administration has quietly directed diplomats to press allies on restricting inflows, enhancing deportation mechanisms, and ending policies perceived as favoring migrants over citizens.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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In exposing these cells to forms of stress that damage DNA — such as chemicals that mimic UV exposure — the scientists observed how the cells behaved inside their natural setting.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Without a complete skeleton, researchers couldn’t know what the body looked like or how the hominin behaved in its habitat.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Playboy is, of course, the media, lifestyle, consumer products and licensing brand founded by Hugh Hefner, while Hefner Capital is a private investment firm focused on media, entertainment and cultural ventures steered by his son, Cooper Hefner.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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After a pioneering run building a major pay-TV player in Dish, Ergen steered the company through its recent pivot to the wireless business before stepping back from a day-to-day exec role last year.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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The hepatitis B virus is transmitted through blood and other bodily fluids, even in microscopic amounts, and can survive on surfaces for a week.—
Arthur Allen,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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In 2026, scientists will continue to look for any evidence that H5N1 has changed enough to be transmitted from human to human – a necessary step for the start of a new influenza pandemic.—
Patrick Jackson,
The Conversation,
7 Jan. 2026
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One group of suits is being supervised by Kuhl.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Laurie Orlando, who has supervised talent recruitment and strategy at CBS News for nearly a decade, is leaving the Paramount Skydance operation — the latest of the news division’s senior executives to exit as the parent company overhauls its operations under an iconoclastic new editor in chief.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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The show, which was slated to be carried live by the network and stream on Peacock, has reportedly been shelved in order to allow Snoop to focus on his gig as a Winter Olympics correspondent.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lee performed two new songs early on during the set, both of which carried the hazy radio-skipping nostalgia of Diamond Jubilee.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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Dugan pleaded not guilty, and she was acquitted on a lesser misdemeanor charge.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Only four were acquitted of all charges, according to NPR; the rest were found guilty by judge or jury on at least some counts.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Conducted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conducted. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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