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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
An investigation was conducted, but Creech said he was not asked for a statement.
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Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
The poll was conducted by KFF, the nonpartisan health research organization.
—NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
His defenders conducted 42 pushups after every spring practice.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Two American companies recently conducted a static fire test of an advanced solid rocket motor.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Thursday that an autopsy would be conducted by its medical examiner's office, the newspaper reported.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance survey that was conducted by the CDC is going away.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2025
State police shut down the freeway for about an hour and conducted a canine sweep.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The research, conducted without her knowledge, was commissioned by a potential political rival, according to the person who carried out the opposition research, who asked for anonymity because the poll was a private survey.
—Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
The poll was conducted by KFF, the nonpartisan health research organization.
—NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
His defenders conducted 42 pushups after every spring practice.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Two American companies recently conducted a static fire test of an advanced solid rocket motor.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Thursday that an autopsy would be conducted by its medical examiner's office, the newspaper reported.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance survey that was conducted by the CDC is going away.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2025
State police shut down the freeway for about an hour and conducted a canine sweep.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The research, conducted without her knowledge, was commissioned by a potential political rival, according to the person who carried out the opposition research, who asked for anonymity because the poll was a private survey.
—Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conducted
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Morgan Wyatt, an educator with the Hunt Family Nature Center in Springdale, operated by Game and Fish, will lead the trip.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Oct. 2025
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It can be operated by a team of just two individuals, one Hadrian operator and a telehandler operator.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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Written and directed by Rel Dowdell, Train Ride unfolds on the campus of Cheyney University, the nation’s oldest historically Black college.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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Anderson was referring to Anemone in his email, which is directed by Day-Lewis’s son, Ronan.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
15 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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During the subsequent custody battle, Farrow alleged that Allen had behaved inappropriately with their daughter Dylan Farrow.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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The container shipping companies have steered clear of the Red Sea and the neighboring Gulf of Aden due to ongoing missile and drone attacks from Houthi militants based in Yemen.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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Being here is like being with the Beatles and Elvis together Jensen was the brainchild of the get-together, Jim said, explaining that the Nvidia CEO wanted to hear from the everyday investors whom Jim steered into the stock.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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In Nome, there are two balloons being launched per day, but communications issues flared up in the few days prior to the storm, preventing weather data from being accurately and completely transmitted back to the NWS, Thoman said.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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The researchers did not actively intercept communications but only passively listened to what was being transmitted.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Exantus was previously permitted to be supervised in Florida upon his release from prison in accordance with an interstate compact, Hall said.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Inheritance Games television series will be supervised by Temple Hill executive Annika Patton.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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While Sachsen-class AAW frigates have carried the burden of air defense, the F125s were largely kept out of high-threat zones because of their limited missile range.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Both healthy and sick sea stars carried a ton of Vibrio bacteria—which was expected, since the genus is found all over the ocean.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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They were acquitted on the more serious charge of murder.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Borden was famously tried and acquitted of the 1892 ax murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Conducted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conducted. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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