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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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Both men missed the second Test against New Zealand while the incident was investigated, and the pair were eventually given a written warning as to their conduct.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

The team therefore plans to conduct additional experiments using even lighter atomic nuclei, including helium-4.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Internet would-be sleuths have popped up in Zach’s comments on social media this week, probing Brian’s behavior and previous conduct.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

"It is alleged this conduct created a risk to the safety and security of Ukrainian military personnel," she said.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

“Their conduct has been such,” replied Elizabeth, “as neither you, nor I, nor anybody can ever forget. It is useless to talk of it.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

Scott said CBP will pause its projects in the national park as he conducts a “personal, on-the-ground evaluation.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, conducts Hubble science operations for NASA.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

Tielemans cuts a relaxed figure as he conducts his first extended media interview since his switch from Villa, taking time to personally shake hands with all the journalists present.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Those numbers accounted for more than half of the city’s troubling 3.4% increase, according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which conducts the count.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Mr. Watras, who usually grades papers while a student conducts us through practice, stopped what he was doing to watch me.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

While such a decision is lawful under Vietnam's legislation, lawyers have questioned whether the criminal proceedings were conducted in accordance with due process – or conducted at all.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

In 2006 it was confirmed that North Korea had successfully conducted an underground nuclear test and was on its way to building a bomb.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

The companies conducted safety studies and then, by 2019, were able to start the mid-stage study that could begin to determine whether the vaccine worked.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

The report says San Diego police officers last year conducted more than 244,000 investigative searches of the data and that it played a “key role in advancing 361 cases.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

So I sought out a school conducted on a more indulgent system, and near enough to permit of my visiting her often, and bringing her home sometimes.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Zuckerberg and his family will continue to live in the United States and use the Irish property when conducting Meta business in Ireland.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

He said that polling conducted by upstart organizations is not necessarily bad, but that the people conducting it don’t necessarily have the training or expertise of more established outfits.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The Scottish government has promised to directly award the yard new orders for four smaller ships, but ministers say they are still conducting "due diligence" on the plan.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Wright said he was conducting a top-to-bottom review of Wendy’s, and he slashed the company’s dividend to invest in the business.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Rainey instructed Byrdsong in the procedures for conducting his first test in the tunnel, assigning an experienced mechanic to assist his wet-behind-the-ears engineer.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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