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
  • No other theories satisfying the constraints of quantum mechanics and general relativity worked well enough to allow such explicit calculations.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Luka Doncic Says Goga Bitadze Crossed a Line In a post-game press conference, Doncic said the exchange went beyond typical on-court trash talk and involved explicit remarks about his family.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 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
  • Parking sensors and intuitive driver-assist technology help maneuver the sizable SUV through tight shopping-center lots, while the elevated seating position offers excellent visibility in urban traffic.
    Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Rather than chasing social media trends or one-off relationships, the actress is following something more internal and intuitive to the same level of prestige.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Your 9th House of Learning awakens as an instinctive New Moon invites you to explore a class, your own philosophies, or (more casually) a potential vacation destination.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 18 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 25 Mar. 2026.

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