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conduct

[kon-duhkt, kuhn-duhkt] / ˈkɒn dʌkt, kənˈdʌkt /




VERB
comport oneself
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
WEAK


Usage

What are other ways to say conduct? To conduct is to precede or escort to a place, sometimes with a degree of ceremony: to conduct a guest to his room. Guide implies continuous presence or agency in showing or indicating a course: to guide a traveler. To direct is to give information for guidance, or instructions or orders for a course of procedure: to direct someone to the station. To lead is to bring onward in a course, guiding by contact or by going in advance; hence, figuratively, to influence or induce to some course of conduct: to lead a procession; to lead astray.

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Scientists would then need to conduct a clinical trial specifically involving people with the genetic profile identified in the analysis.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

Andøya’s single launchpad is reserved for Isar for up to 20 years, and plans to conduct some 30 launches in the next few years, but Olsen said the company plans to build more pads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

“His conduct undermined both legal and artistic rights.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

For that exception to be triggered, the challenged conduct had to be carried out by, or at the direction of, US officials.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

What was not yet clear in 1610 was how best to conduct this new enterprise.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

He also conducts what he calls a “self-audit” to rid himself of acronyms such as RMD, which stands for required minimum distribution, and QCD for qualified charitable distribution.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Allies are currently bracing for possible cuts to US forces in Europe as the Pentagon conducts a review of its deployments on the continent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

The airline conducts in-house psychology checks for first officers as they graduate to captain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

County Chief Executive Joseph Nicchitta has said mandatory arbitration would amount to a “seismic change” in how the county conducts labor negotiations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Your ymbryne’s a savage! If that’s how she conducts herself, we’re better off with the wights!”

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

But a stock count she conducted herself revealed a significant gap between inventory and sales receipts.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Importantly, the experiments were conducted in mice, so the findings do not establish that CBN causes dependence or withdrawal in people.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

In a KFF health opinion poll conducted in June, 37% of Republican voters said healthcare costs were extremely important.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Let’s jump down this legal escape hatch via a recent experiment conducted at Harvard Business School.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

I could see clearly how it controlled the way our community in Little Rock conducted itself.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

Nunez said Saturday's outcome was more "positive" than a week ago, with more police on the streets acting more rapidly, conducting more pre-demonstration checks and better protecting businesses.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Weissenborn and Hennig are already conducting additional experiments focused on highly radioactive transuranic phases found in the remaining debris.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Nasser in an interview aired Thursday on Al Arabiya Business said the company is conducting engineering studies for additional crude-export routes as it works to reduce its exposure to disruptions along major shipping corridors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The mayor of the small Central Valley farm town of Kerman pulled up to a bakery, her cellphone camera recording, and confronted federal immigration agents conducting an early-morning operation in which multiple people were detained.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

“I am conducting experiments for the advancement of knowledge toward the benefit of all,” she replied.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el


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