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 When placed in a high-energy reactor, carbon atoms rain down, latch onto those seeds, and grow into a solid, heat-conducting layer exactly where it’s needed. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2026 In essence, the needs of a social media platform for age verification would not be the same as an employer conducting a background check. —

Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026 The Hartford Police Department’s Major Crimes and Crime Scene Divisions are conducting the ongoing investigation. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026 Glen Fifield was conducting a traffic stop and had stopped a Kia for a traffic violation, according to a release. —

Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026 Pianist Michelle Cann returns for Gershwin’s Concerto in F with Daniela Candillari conducting, March 12–13, 2027. —

Adam Bell february 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026 Two sheriff's deputies were killed while conducting a traffic stop in southwestern Missouri on Monday, triggering a manhunt that eventually led to the death of a suspect and wounding of two more officers, officials said. —

Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026 Trump’s direction of the hospital ship to Greenland comes shortly after NATO began boosting its defense in the Arctic, largely conducting military drills. —

Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 23 Feb. 2026 Civil rights activist Medgar Evers, who had a second-floor office, began conducting meetings in the downstairs eatery. —

Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026

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Then, if that wasn't enough executive production for you, Helen Leigh and Cory Walker are also on board as co-executive producers, with Shaun O’Neil, Jeff Allen, and Dan Duncan serving as the series' supervising directors.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026
The board is responsible for supervising the superintendent, stewarding the budget responsibly and creating policy that aligns with community values.

— Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 25 Feb. 2026