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 decentralized group, created by 15-year-old Bradley Chance Cadenhead in Stephenville, targets children through social media, gaming platforms and messaging apps to coerce them into self-harm and sharing explicit content.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
  • Samaritaine is explicit about this positioning.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 22 June 2026
Adjective
  • By the time the laggards begin, that gap may be categorical rather than incremental.
    Manu Khetan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The measure passed Wednesday stops short of a categorical ban that some have sought, but was still met with cautious optimism by traffic safety reformers.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Adjective
  • Disciplined Saturn steadies your 7th House of Partnership as the intuitive Moon forms a supportive trine from your 3rd House of Communication.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2026
  • Both are fast, both are intuitive, and both do real work narrowing a stack of opportunities down to the few that deserve serious attention.
    Tony Julianelle, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Adjective
  • Tailoring became lighter, proportions relaxed and layering more instinctive, creating wardrobes that feel versatile rather than prescriptive.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
  • Marina, for her part, reacts to every new face and each fresh piece of information with an instinctive guardedness—and Garcia illuminates, with an almost sphinx-like half smile, the preternatural reserve of someone who’s grown up knowing not to expect too much from people.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 June 2026

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“Inductive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inductive. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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