inductive

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Recent Examples of inductive Porsche plans to add the inductive charging system to other electric vehicles in its lineup after the Cayenne EV's launch. New Atlas, 5 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 But future versions of the motor will use a wireless system, possibly based on inductive coupling, Haran says. IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for inductive
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Adjective
  • To do this, Sinclair’s team developed ICE, short for inducible changes to the epigenome.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The second therapy candidate targets chronic spontaneous urticaria, chronic inducible urticaria and atopic dermatitis — which involve hives, welts, swelling, pain and itching that are linked to various conditions.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2022
Adjective
  • The political resonance of his project arises not from an explicit statement of values but from a tender demonstration of complex, undeniable humanity.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The department’s content warnings include mild romantic situations and notions of matchmaking, gentle social satire, occasional passive-aggressive dialogue and very mild suggestive themes (but nothing explicit).
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Politically motivated uses of force are a categorical assault on individual rights and on the American method of persuasion over force.
    Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
  • However, Brentwood city staff had determined that the project qualifies for a categorical exemption.
    Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Inductive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inductive. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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