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
  • As for which films should qualify, a director in the branch said that the Academy’s explicit efforts to diversify its membership and embrace the global filmmaking community made the feature doc category an international one.
    Addie Morfoot, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026
  • John Davidson, the man with Tourette’s syndrome whose explicit outbursts were heard during the BAFTA awards on Sunday, issued an apology Monday.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Jackson is categorical in his own defense.
    Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Working with the Materias, a researcher could follow the trail of a subject through history, philosophy, theology, poetry, the Bible, whatever — freely across categorical distinctions such as author and genre.
    Big Think, Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • One of the city’s most refined addresses, Upper House Hong Kong brings together warm, intuitive hospitality with minimalist design.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Steering is easy and intuitive and done either through a steering wheel in traditional riding mowers or, in zero-turn mowers, through lap bar that controls the rear wheels.
    Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Allen is productive and instinctive.
    Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The instinctive Moon slips into your 6th House of Work, nudging you to adjust routines so your energy stretches further.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026

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“Inductive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inductive. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.

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