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as in supervises
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 directs
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 behaves
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 steers
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 transmits
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
a material that conducts heat quite efficiently
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as in controls
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
the President was happy to leave the conduct of foreign affairs to his secretary of state
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as in behaviors
the way or manner in which one conducts oneself
a child who has often been scolded for poor conduct
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Recent Examples of conducts
Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Following compilation, our expert panel of distinguished cloud industry veterans conducts the evaluation and ranking process, with these leaders also empowered to suggest additional companies for consideration.
—Bessemer Venture Partners, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Minneapolis-Saint Paul is a Freedom-class littoral combat ship that conducts patrols and interdiction operations in coastal areas.
—Amir Daftari
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Suncoast Waterkeeper conducts weekly monitoring of fecal bacteria indicators throughout Manatee and Sarasota counties.
—Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
There is also corroborating evidence from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), which conducts an annual mental health survey.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
The school conducts three lockdown drills during the school year.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Fletcher has appeared as a host, correspondent, and special guest on series like Cash Pad, The Big D, and Conjuring Kesha, a 2022 series in which the party girl pop star conducts paranormal investigations with celebrity guests like Big Freedia and Whitney Cummings.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The clinic also conducts all its surgeries under the ALL-IN SAFETY PROTOCOL™, designed by Hermest.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
The occupational therapist conducts and evaluation and determines the direction of care, while the occupational therapy assistant takes the evaluation and creates goals, building a treatment plan and delivering that treatment.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
If an electron hops around a lot, the material conducts.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
Jun Wang conducts, with soprano Manhua Gao, baritone Weiguang Dang, and special guest Shenshen Zhang on pipa, an instrument essential to many Asian works.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
The other conducts research, and creates a fix.
—Lisa Umberger, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Many organizations also offer a mobile veterinary clinic that provides vaccines and conducts spay/neuter surgeries.
—Russ Wiles, USA Today, 14 July 2021
Verb
SpaceX conducts many of its own rocket launches, most using the Falcon 9 rocket, from California and Florida.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Following compilation, our expert panel of distinguished cloud industry veterans conducts the evaluation and ranking process, with these leaders also empowered to suggest additional companies for consideration.
—Bessemer Venture Partners, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Minneapolis-Saint Paul is a Freedom-class littoral combat ship that conducts patrols and interdiction operations in coastal areas.
—Amir Daftari
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Suncoast Waterkeeper conducts weekly monitoring of fecal bacteria indicators throughout Manatee and Sarasota counties.
—Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
There is also corroborating evidence from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), which conducts an annual mental health survey.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
The school conducts three lockdown drills during the school year.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Fletcher has appeared as a host, correspondent, and special guest on series like Cash Pad, The Big D, and Conjuring Kesha, a 2022 series in which the party girl pop star conducts paranormal investigations with celebrity guests like Big Freedia and Whitney Cummings.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The clinic also conducts all its surgeries under the ALL-IN SAFETY PROTOCOL™, designed by Hermest.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
Using this material, the team found that when exposed to water vapor, Ba₇Nb₄MoO₂₀ conducts oxide ions much more effectively.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
The occupational therapist conducts and evaluation and determines the direction of care, while the occupational therapy assistant takes the evaluation and creates goals, building a treatment plan and delivering that treatment.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
If an electron hops around a lot, the material conducts.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
Jun Wang conducts, with soprano Manhua Gao, baritone Weiguang Dang, and special guest Shenshen Zhang on pipa, an instrument essential to many Asian works.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
The other conducts research, and creates a fix.
—Lisa Umberger, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Many organizations also offer a mobile veterinary clinic that provides vaccines and conducts spay/neuter surgeries.
—Russ Wiles, USA Today, 14 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conducts
Verb
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The military, led by an officer known only as the Major (Mark Hamill, the right amount of hammy), remains in control and supervises the Walk.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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The leader of this office also administers one of the largest justice programs and supervises tens of thousands of defendants charged with crimes.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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It is understood Utz will work in tandem with Mathilde Favier, who directs the celebrities department for women, and Sam Maouchi, celebrity relations director for men.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Sarah directs him to the art of the Renaissance.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However, at the atomic scale, gold behaves in ways that are far more valuable to science than to fashion.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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In dog stories, a dog gives unbounded love and is the best possible friend and behaves heroically—and then the dog dies.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Upon their arrival, they’re greeted by a wee man known only as the Dungeon Master, who enigmatically steers them through their new locale, keeping them safe from the evil forces of Venger while providing them with clues that will ostensibly lead them home.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Others cautioned that attacking appearances rather than engaging with ideas reflects poor judgment and steers the conversation away from meaningful discussion.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Listening to a Swift song is like eating a candy bar that transmits a personal essay into your memory.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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The photograph transmits the breadth and mechanism of the Festival’s assembled in the way of a fine Titian oil — speaking of art works central to Venice — in which every human in the image is captured doing something vastly different from his or her neighbor.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Interior trims range from basic to luxurious, but all feature easy to use controls, physical switches and dials for key functions and one of the auto industry’s best touch screens and infotainment systems.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Tightening them further, and de-linking cost controls from revenue, just might.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But the real challenge came with showering, the most routine of all behaviors.—
Shani Harmon,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But in the interview, there are three subtle behaviors that almost always predict trouble.—
Eli Rubel,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The film operates under the Primetime banner, neurodivergent actor-producer Victoria Emslie’s platform dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices across disability, gender, global majority and sexuality spectrums.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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Build a team that operates without you.—
Guy Peixoto,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Conducts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conducts. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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