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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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"The surprising thing is that it is precisely the positions that the molecule avoids when at rest that conduct electricity best. It is only the rotation that makes these positions accessible," explains Léon Martin.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

During a hearing in August, Trump lawyer Alejandro Brito argued that the reporters failed to conduct the investigation necessary to determine whether Trump signed the letter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

In Philadelphia this month, police arrested Carolyn Marvin, a 78-year-old former University of Pennsylvania professor, on a disorderly conduct charge after she refused to move out of an Uber Eats delivery robot’s path.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

However, it is useful to think about his first-term behavior in order to frame the issues surrounding his second-term conduct.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

The new policies, which were collected into a thick manual, the bible of Hoover’s bureau, went beyond codes of conduct.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Cameron Berg is the founder of Reciprocal Research, a nonprofit that conducts empirical research on AI consciousness and welfare.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson said that the Defense Department conducts “extensive due diligence” before extending capital assistance.

From Salon ● 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

Maria doesn’t buy this story and, aided by a local lawyer who drew up her father’s will, conducts her own furtive investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The Institute conducts research into ways to protect soldiers against biological weapons and natural infectious diseases.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

A subsequent test by AFP, conducted after the claim had been widely debunked, found the AI tools cited professional fact-checkers, reflecting how chatbot responses can be inconsistent.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

She was ahead by 10 percentage points in the most recent poll conducted by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies and co-sponsored by The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

It was also the 285th spacewalk conducted to support the assembly, maintenance, and improvement of the International Space Station.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Strengthened "wellbeing safeguards" had been introduced and the use of informal fact-finding meetings had been stopped while a full policy review was conducted, the department said.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Herrmann conducted his twenty-seven-piece orchestra during the live broadcasts each week, with Welles cueing when he wanted the music inserted.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

"We hope to test whether this might be effective by conducting a clinical trial -- which could potentially bring a new treatment option to patients much sooner than would have been expected."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

For divarasib, Roche is conducting other late-stage clinical trials to test whether it works in earlier phases of the disease, either as a stand-alone treatment or in combination with Merck’s Keytruda.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

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

“In some ways, the decision seems already made,” Maureen Ellenberger, a Santa Barbara resident, said in August to the federal officials conducting the hearing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

To provide an official reason for his visits to Haarlem, he started conducting a weekly prayer fellowship at the Beje each Wednesday morning.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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