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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.

Example Sentences

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Taylor Farms has temporarily suspended production at its processing facility in central Mexico to conduct its review.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

The latest results highlight a pronounced turnaround for Intel, which just two years ago had to suspend its dividend and conduct massive layoffs as it looked to conserve cash.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

The successful observation also provides a preview of the type of work China hopes to conduct with Tianwen-2.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

Local officials had issued the documents based on this information, raising questions about whether they failed to conduct adequate checks.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

“But to do so, we’ll need to conduct a very important test. Do we have your permission?”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Jude Bellingham conducts himself like a man twice his age, the wisdom, the level-headed nature and the self-awareness.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

The MSF declined to answer the BBC's questions on whether it did any checks on the babies who entered Singapore and how it usually conducts checks on the adoptions of foreign children.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

The NSF provides security for the base and routinely conducts emergency preparedness drills.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Washington has also acknowledged that it conducts missions together with Ecuador in areas along the border with Colombia.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

After your fingerprints are submitted, the FBI conducts a thorough background check.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

On Friday morning, Burke’s defense team tried to sow doubt about the conclusiveness of the autopsy conducted in the case.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

The probe will be conducted under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which requires an investigation before tariffs can be imposed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

China's actions were conducted in a "professional and standard manner that leaves no room for criticism", foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a news briefing.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Unlike the other peptides, there are some studies assessing its clinical effectiveness; however, they were all conducted in the ’80s and ’90s, and the FDA described the results as “inconclusive and at best preliminary.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

If I'd had my way, we would have all stayed home and conducted the class through smoke signals.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

"We are now conducting follow-up experiments to increase the degradation rate," Reinecke explains.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

Signature-matching technology is now good enough to “make your head explode,” said David Gerber, the senior vice president at ParaScript, a company that sells such technology to banks and numerous entities conducting elections.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

Leonard Bernstein’s lavish orchestrations of his “Three Dances from ‘On the Town’” and Ellington’s “Harlem” benefited from Wilkins’ low-key conducting, offering ease and freedom to the players.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

Tony Thompson, a former superintendent with the British Transport Police, told the court: "I am conducting a review of her conviction."

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Holmes gave him a blank look and said he was not conducting any experiments.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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