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as in favorable
tending to promote or assist the development of something
the claim that the state's long-standing antitax attitude is conducive to entrepreneurship
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as in helpful
providing service or assistance
the noisy environment of the dorms was not very conducive to studying
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Recent Examples of conducive
The Tankaneo two-piece outfit dropped on Amazon a few months ago, and now that temperatures are finally conducive to sporting breezy coordinates, hundreds of shoppers are purchasing it every month.
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Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2026
The South Fork of eastern Long Island isn’t exactly conducive to mass visitors.
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Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
The conditions are also conducive for isolated tornadoes.
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Tammie Souza,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
Influences shaping their lives that are not conducive to academic success.
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Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
12 June 2026
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Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2026
The South Fork of eastern Long Island isn’t exactly conducive to mass visitors.
—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
The conditions are also conducive for isolated tornadoes.
—
Tammie Souza,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
Influences shaping their lives that are not conducive to academic success.
—
Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for conducive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conducive
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That combination of clear skies, dry air and terrain can produce dramatic overnight lows in the 20s and 30s — and in especially favorable setups, even colder readings in localized spots like the one near Kirk, Oregon.
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Similarly, Sullivan and Hafley appear to have favorable view about Rodriguez’s ability to wear the green dot.
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The suggestion that the president is in-the-know about what the chairman would like to do with rates is unlikely to be helpful.
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The piece from Ginexi linked above contains helpful advice and some short examples about halfway down the page.
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Human minds would have to ensure that that bounty got distributed in socially beneficial ways.
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Syn explains that the starter is created by combining flour and water, allowing naturally occurring wild yeast and beneficial bacteria to grow over time.
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Later in the day, your mind finds a clever solution, a useful contact or a whole new point of view.
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While Mickey Moniak and Freddy Peralta and Kris Bubic are useful pieces to move, these squads don’t really have the rosters to shake up the deadline by embracing a more aggressive sale.
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“Conducive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conducive. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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