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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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Webb backed the decision to dismiss Foden, but said the action by Fernandes did not meet the threshold for violent conduct.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

“Ted, you suck! Ted, you suck!” several hundred students chanted for nearly 10 minutes on Saturday morning, standing behind the Republican and booing as Davis attempted to conduct a one-on-one interview.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2026

Microsoft on Monday published a “humanist” code of conduct to show its commitment to ensuring Microsoft’s models “will never resist human interruption, correction, or shutdown.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Thirdly, legitimate investment advisers and wealth managers don’t conduct business over WhatsApp.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

He’d been given three days’ detention for violation of the Stirling code of conduct.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

He conducts tours of the White House helipad while promoting a fertilizer brand on national television.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

Top soprano Lise Davidsen takes on Lady Macbeth; the electrifying Quinn Kelsey sings the title role; Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

A spokesperson for the veterinary medical organization’s charitable arm, which conducts the research, says the group tracks income, education level and marital status but not gender, citing too many pet households having multiple adults.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

"What remains to be seen is not whether Singh will eventually walk free, but how the government conducts itself around that decision...and whether minority communities are given any reassurance," Dayal adds.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

To be sure, it is hidden away in bone and conducts internal affairs in secrecy, but virtually all the business is the direct result of thinking that has already occurred in other minds.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Together, these measures were used to calculate a biological age score for participants in the Nutrition for Healthy Living study conducted at the University's Charles Perkins Centre.

From Science Daily Sep. 16, 2026

Additionally, the suspension applies "until such time as the environmental impact assessment procedure has been conducted before the national authority competent in environmental matters."

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

No. The Catholic priest who conducted our marriage preparation mentioned that the purpose of the wedding-cake cutting was to inaugurate the domestic life of the new couple.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

"The Prison Service, having conducted all necessary checks and assessments, concluded that this prisoner was not safe to be released on a temporary basis," Long said.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

He read the rest of the notes about himself as a baby and the series of tests his mother conducted on him, using fingernails and strands of hair to examine his cells under the microscope.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Earlier on Wednesday, AFP footage showed the building reduced to an immense pile of shattered concrete, towering over a team of rescuers in high-visibility vests conducting a desperate search.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

Russia and China are conducting joint military exercises in the far north.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2026

He leads the team in warmups, conducting their every move.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

The available data indicate that µBites are safe to eat, although the researchers are still waiting for institutional approval before conducting formal taste tests.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

“I'm conducting a lesson here. What are you telling Abigail?”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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