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
  • At the time, Magyar criticized the decision as a distraction from other issues affecting citizens, and said his government would protect the right to assembly, but steered clear of an explicit statement in support of that cause.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
  • In doing research for the film, Daniel and I listened to a podcast about people employed by social media sites to review content that has been flagged as explicit.
    Isa Mazzei, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The campaign’s statement was followed hours later by a categorical denial from the congressman.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • This language is stronger and more categorical than that for strict scrutiny.
    Kevin Cope, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Practical reality could nearly ruin your plans while the intuitive Moon in your 6th House of Effort squares Venus in your 9th House of Exploration.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The intuitive Moon is waltzing through your sign, partnering with innovative Uranus in your creativity zone along the way.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Having collaborated with a filmmaker for over thirty years, for whom the language of comedy is so instinctive, is one of the greatest joys of my professional life.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The instinctive Moon lights your 5th House of Games, forming a flowing trine with imaginative Neptune in your 9th House of Journeys.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2026

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“Inductive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inductive. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

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