inductive

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Recent Examples of inductive Magnetic inductive systems – tested in France, Sweden, and the US – have proven scalable for highways and urban corridors. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025 Using a traditional electronic device cord, the owner plugs an inductive charging plate into an outlet. Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025 Porsche will publicly unveil its inductive charging system at the IAA Mobility Show next week in Munich on Thursday. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025 Kirk and Destiny relish this kind of hyperemotional reaction; by appealing to anything other than cold inductive reasoning, opponents effectively concede their argument. Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inductive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inductive
Adjective
  • For people with chronic inducible hives, specialists will provide more information on how to avoid and mitigate those triggers.
    Zia Sherrell, Health, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Scientists adapted this process into the auxin-inducible degron, or AID, system.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • The law gives immigration judges significant discretion to suspend public access to court proceedings — they are required to close hearings in matters involving spousal abuse and minor children, for example, unless there’s explicit direction from the affected people to do otherwise.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The United States and Israel have pursued a high-stakes geopolitical objective in Iran with the explicit aim of reshaping regional power balances, but the unintended consequence may be an equally profound reshaping of financial market regimes.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • My own victories over gout are less categorical.
    Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
  • At least on the surface, there seems to be a categorical difference between descriptions of the material and descriptions of the mind.
    Conor Feehly, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Give your home a thorough cleaning without ever grabbing a broom with this intuitive robot cleaning vacuum.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Controls are intuitive, and the infotainment system is easy to use.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The instinctive Moon squares ambitious Mars, stirring your 5th House of Play and your 2nd House of Cash together.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Creative courage returns as the instinctive Moon conjoins mischievous Mercury in your 5th House of Play, urging you to express whatever stirs within.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2026

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“Inductive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inductive. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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