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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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His onetime allies in Congress are being asked whether they knew about his conduct, which has been described as an open secret on Capitol Hill.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“Mr. Morgan’s conduct was extremely dangerous,” Moriarty said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Some courts may be less willing to extend trust protections in such cases, though courts do not routinely pierce spendthrift protections simply because the underlying conduct of a beneficiary was wrongful.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

He widely understood that he was potentially liable for a whole array of conduct that was both impeachable and prosecutable.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

We are so careful to maintain the facade that even though no one could possibly hear our conversations, we conduct them as though others were sitting at our table.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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