1
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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2
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
Start by conducting an internal audit of your own energy efficiency practices and goals.
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Kiyoshi Oka, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Cadillac Formula One team principal Graeme Lowdon confirmed that his team has finished conducting squeeze and impact tests on its 2026 prototype F1 car, becoming the first team to have reached the milestone.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Currently, no information is available regarding the land area burned or the size of the crew conducting the prescribed fire.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
This suit asserts that immigration agencies violated the Fourth and Fifth Amendments by conducting racially discriminatory stops, making arrests without warrants or probable cause, and denying people access to counsel.
—Norma Chavez-Peterson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
The Supreme Court on Monday lifted limits that had been imposed on federal agents conducting immigration raids in Los Angeles.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Following standard protocol, the Kennedale Police Department and the Medical Examiner's Office are conducting an investigation.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Set at the same German university over three time periods spanning two centuries, the plot, which is more like a sketchpad of scenes and ideas, follows a trio of characters each conducting botany experiments that test the communicative powers of nature.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
This means shifting from a reactive to a proactive stance, conducting regular assessments of organizational defenses and creating an environment where proactively addressing the root causes of human and organizational problems is encouraged and rewarded.
—Rob De La Espriella, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Kiyoshi Oka, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Cadillac Formula One team principal Graeme Lowdon confirmed that his team has finished conducting squeeze and impact tests on its 2026 prototype F1 car, becoming the first team to have reached the milestone.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Currently, no information is available regarding the land area burned or the size of the crew conducting the prescribed fire.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
This suit asserts that immigration agencies violated the Fourth and Fifth Amendments by conducting racially discriminatory stops, making arrests without warrants or probable cause, and denying people access to counsel.
—Norma Chavez-Peterson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
The Supreme Court on Monday lifted limits that had been imposed on federal agents conducting immigration raids in Los Angeles.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Following standard protocol, the Kennedale Police Department and the Medical Examiner's Office are conducting an investigation.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Set at the same German university over three time periods spanning two centuries, the plot, which is more like a sketchpad of scenes and ideas, follows a trio of characters each conducting botany experiments that test the communicative powers of nature.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
This means shifting from a reactive to a proactive stance, conducting regular assessments of organizational defenses and creating an environment where proactively addressing the root causes of human and organizational problems is encouraged and rewarded.
—Rob De La Espriella, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conducting
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Members of a German team that had manufactured the cross were present, supervising Catalan workers who were preparing to install it.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, and Charlie Plummer star as some of the young boys in this gnarly competition while Mark Hamill is the Major, the menacing officer supervising the walk.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
13 Sep. 2025
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What’s somewhat wild here is that this came from director Francis Lawrence, best known for directing almost all the Hunger Games movies, including Catching Fire, the two parts of Mockingjay and the recent Ballad of Songs and Snakes.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The experiment involved directing an electron beam from the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) onto a hydrogen target inside the CLAS12 detector.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Utah authorities released photos of the person of interest in the shooting on Thursday in which the individual can be seen on steps while carrying a black backpack and wearing a shirt with what appeared to be an American flag print on it.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Where other presentations emphasize nondescript techno music and straight-size models, Antonoff and Alexsandra showcased their designs through a who's who of celebrities, sporting their new looks while carrying shelter dogs available for adoption.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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In such cases, an AI assistant will be vital for decision-making, monitoring health, and guiding experiments.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The coach who turned 100 last month perhaps is best known for guiding Buffalo to four straight Super Bowls and, alas, losing all four.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hence, SpaceX’s EchoStar deal might drastically improve the service, which has already started to roll out support for transmitting satellite data to apps.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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After launch, the satellite successfully entered orbit and began transmitting data, according to an update from the Israeli Ministry of Defense.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI has hired Mike Liberatore, former finance chief at Elon Musk's xAI, to be the artificial intelligence startup's business finance officer, responsible for overseeing its massive infrastructure spending.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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All three defendants have asked Circuit Judge Shawn Johnson, who is overseeing the case, to disqualify Gates as well.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Sep. 2025
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That has monumentally changed college sports, of course, funneling schools into the Big Ten and SEC while decimating conferences like our old Pac-12 – but not the appeal of Pac-12 After Dark.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
11 Sep. 2025
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More often, the reports showed groups funneling tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars to other groups, without reporting where the money originated.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Now the software does this and can make adjustments from corner to corner based on how the car is behaving.—
Sam Abuelsamid,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Hardly seems like enough to cow these arrogant companies into behaving, especially when their business model is so intrinsically tied to hoovering up other people’s information and creative work.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Conducting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conducting. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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