inductive

adjective

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as in inducible

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Recent Examples of inductive This inductive technology replaces traditional physical plugs that are highly susceptible to corrosion and wear from saltwater and algae. — New Atlas, 5 May 2026 Some hope that inductive (wireless) charging will be the answer, and indeed Tesla (being both the car OEM and the largest charging station builder) plans this for its CyberCab. — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 25 Mar. 2026 There’s even inductive wireless charging for the EV, a first for Porsche. — Jeremy White, Wired News, 17 Jan. 2026 The external unit powers the system with inductive charging similar to wireless phone chargers. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inductive
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  1. inducible
  2. explicit
  3. categorical
  4. intuitive
  5. instinctive
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  • 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
Definition of inducible
Adjective
  • Give people explicit permission to ideate, to learn, to bring you the thing nobody asked for.
    — Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Trump did not provide specific details, timelines or explicit penalty structures for non-compliant nations or foreign entities.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of explicit
Adjective
  • For now, video officials will be limited to categorical errors, such as a second caution given to a player for handball when replays prove the ball hit them in the face.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • By 2024, just two-thirds of districts’ funding came from the foundation allowance; the rest came mostly from state categorical grants.
    — Jason Burns, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of categorical
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  • The intuitive Moon in your sign centers your 1st House of Identity, forming a square to money-minded Venus in your 10th House of Career and Reputation.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Designed to be ergonomic, The Complete Carebrush is created to be intuitive.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of intuitive
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  • But there is a place at the next level for an instinctive playmaker like him.
    — Dane Brugler, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Partial drafts of his work were carried along with him, soaked in Salinger’s sweat and imbued with his raw, instinctive reactions to conflict.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
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“Inductive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inductive. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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