CONDUCTING Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

conducting

verb

present participle of conduct

as in supervising

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 directing

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 carrying

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 guiding

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 transmitting

to cause (something) to pass from one to another a material that conducts heat quite efficiently

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Recent Examples of conducting The method for conducting this test is as follows. —

Big Think, 21 Apr. 2026 Having the right grip on an object could be the difference between conducting a routine procedure without a hitch or having a piece of that experiment slip away and into something fragile aboard a spacecraft. —

Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 20 Apr. 2026 Bal Harbour Police Chief Raleigh Flowers said his department has already been conducting similar training for nearly a decade. —

Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 While all three attacks are being treated as separate incidents, counterterror police are conducting the investigations due to the nature of the attacks, their locations and the types of buildings involved, the Met said. —

ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026 Chesterton Police are conducting a thorough investigation of their case. —

Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 While all three attacks are being treated as separate incidents, counterterrorism police are conducting the investigations due to the nature of the attacks, their locations and the types of buildings involved, the Met said. —

Will Clark, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026 Kennedy Center leadership is conducting tours with congressional staff and donors to demonstrate that the building needs major renovation due to water damage, HVAC issues and deteriorating infrastructure. —

Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026 Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary has begun conducting interviews, and there are several other candidates also under consideration, the officials said on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel issues. —

Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026

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The lawsuit argues that Magic City's operators, APS Valet and its leadership, and other affiliated entities were negligent in hiring, training and supervising security personnel, and in allowing armed security to operate in areas accessible to the public without proper safeguards.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The Rose Bud native will serve a one-year term representing student interests while assisting the council in supervising chapter affairs and aligning local initiatives with national American Society for Public Administration policies.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026