conducting

Definition of conductingnext
present participle of conduct
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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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Recent Examples of conducting Saginaw police are conducting a separate administrative investigation to determine whether department policy was followed. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026 Future development plans include expanding the system to coordinate multiple robots simultaneously and conducting more flight experiments in difficult and unpredictable environments while refining the platform through community feedback. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026 After starting his podcast with Soffer in 2022, the two have spent most Mondays and Thursdays since chatting about everything from pop culture to life advice and even conducting celebrity interviews with fan favorites like Hilary Duff, Snooki and Frankie Muniz. Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026 As part of the effort, Young is conducting interviews and producing short-form content focused on how sustainability work appears in everyday life across Kansas City. Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026 For months, the Government Accountability Office has been conducting a major investigation into how DOGE members handled sensitive information, but as new internal government emails reveal, final findings could leave plenty of key information out of public view. Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post, 18 May 2026 The deadly shootings in Minnesota, along with a legal fight that blocked lawmakers from conducting oversight visits at immigration detention centers, have galvanized Senate Democrats to block ICE's annual funding. Philip Wang, Time, 18 May 2026 After conducting 165 Falcon 9 launches last year, the company anticipates flying the workhorse rocket fewer times this year. ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026 Some have gone further, conducting video interviews through deepfake technology where the face on the other side of the call has been digitally generated in real time. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conducting
Verb
  • Griswold's office is responsible for supervising Colorado's elections and maintaining the statewide file of voter registrations.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 16 May 2026
  • Leaders increasingly must learn how to orchestrate systems rather than simply manage processes—from supervising individual workflows to coordinating intelligent networks, and from controlling static operations to adapting continuously evolving environments.
    Mira Tzur, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Massot would later make a comeback, co-directing the Led Zeppelin concert film The Song Remains the Same (1976), and, by a strange twist of fate, Harrison would also return to film — as a producer.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026
  • But Ahangarani’s skill as a story teller, honed over a three-decade acting career including more than 40 features, and through directing a number of documentary shorts, is clear to see.
    Alissa Simon, Variety, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • The outbreak aboard the MV Hondius began after a Dutch cruise ship carrying 147 passengers and crew departed Argentina on April 1 for a South Atlantic voyage.
    Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
  • For instance, that giant water bottle is not something any European is carrying around.
    Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • There are a few guiding principles for us.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
  • Marmion succeeds Rick Baker, who retired after guiding the CBAA for 38 years.
    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Two of those simulators will conduct imaging operations focused on Starship’s heat shield, transmitting data and photographs back to mission control.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • After the rescue’s financier admitted that the tracker wasn’t working as planned, but was transmitting the whale’s vital signs, a marine biologist said that no GPS trackers existed which transmitted such data.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • Now, satellites are capable of overseeing the battlefield from hundreds of miles in space.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
  • Now, overseeing the most important central bank in the world is a tough gig under the best of circumstances.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Pair this with leather sandals and just the right bangle for channeling Italian style.
    Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
  • Sarah Pidgeon, the actress who portrayed Bessette Kennedy in the show, has also been channeling the icon’s style.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • Seen in this light, Tik-Tok offers an early model for thinking about how humans imagine intelligent machines behaving, anticipating modern concerns about control and trust that shape today’s debates about AI.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 19 May 2026
  • Plus, the Andes virus that appeared on the cruise ship has not been behaving any differently from past Andes viruses.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026

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“Conducting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conducting. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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