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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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It wasn’t clear whether the Saudi or U.A.E. strikes did meaningful damage or had any lasting influence on Iran’s conduct in the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

He took piano lessons, learned to conduct an orchestra and listened to Mozart’s music.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

MPs who are judged to have broken the code of conduct face a range of punishments from a written or oral apology to suspension from the House or even expulsion, in the most serious cases.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The advance could eventually support the development of dissipationless electronics, which conduct electricity without energy loss.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

“Of course not. We need to conduct a control and then calculate a few variables.”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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