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as in operated
to look after and make decisions about
the company's president continues to conduct the everyday affairs of the software firm he founded many years ago
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as in directed
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway
the gutter conducts water to the curb, thus protecting the house's basement
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as in behaved
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
conducted themselves at the party like perfect ladies and gentlemen
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as in steered
to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front
a job conducting tourists through the historical museum
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as in transmitted
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
a material that conducts heat quite efficiently
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Recent Examples of conducted
This is particularly relevant in the case of ChatGPT, as OpenAI is, as of writing, obliged by a US federal court order to store all conversations, even those deleted by users or conducted in its Temporary Chat mode.
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Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Following the indictment, the FBI on Wednesday conducted a raid near Augusta, Georgia, arresting leaders after years of allegations that the church operated like a cult and preyed on military communities nationwide.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Also on Monday, the leaders of several Arab and Islamic countries are expected to attend an emergency summit in Doha as a show of support to Qatar, after Israel conducted a strike on its capital city earlier this week.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Roberts and Robinson, who federal prosecutors say conducted the scheme over the course of five years, between 2018 and 2023, allegedly stole $900,000 from the court system.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025
Arteta later revealed that the Arsenal squad had conducted a vote on who would be this season’s captain, and that Odegaard won ‘by a mile’.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The team, led by Keith Sockman, an associate professor of biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, conducted its research in Molas Pass, Colorado.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
The researchers have now published the results of their follow-up study, conducted more than four years later.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
According to a 2022 study conducted by Ivory Coast college researchers, the hippo is cited most frequently in collisions that cause death or injury to humans in the country.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Following the indictment, the FBI on Wednesday conducted a raid near Augusta, Georgia, arresting leaders after years of allegations that the church operated like a cult and preyed on military communities nationwide.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Also on Monday, the leaders of several Arab and Islamic countries are expected to attend an emergency summit in Doha as a show of support to Qatar, after Israel conducted a strike on its capital city earlier this week.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Roberts and Robinson, who federal prosecutors say conducted the scheme over the course of five years, between 2018 and 2023, allegedly stole $900,000 from the court system.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025
Arteta later revealed that the Arsenal squad had conducted a vote on who would be this season’s captain, and that Odegaard won ‘by a mile’.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The team, led by Keith Sockman, an associate professor of biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, conducted its research in Molas Pass, Colorado.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
The researchers have now published the results of their follow-up study, conducted more than four years later.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
According to a 2022 study conducted by Ivory Coast college researchers, the hippo is cited most frequently in collisions that cause death or injury to humans in the country.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conducted
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The Izaña-1 and Izaña-2 laser-ranging stations are operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) and were constructed by the German company DiGOS, which specializes in laser ranging.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Imagine a dispensary in Colorado that has operated for years under state rules.—
Robert Hoban,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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They can then be directed to a location (possibly on a different floor) where a car will arrive to drop-off passengers, cutting the airport traffic in half.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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At one point, the group directed a tractor trailer to maneuver around her car.—
Laura Kwerel,
NPR,
17 Sep. 2025
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There has been some visible pass-through from the duties, though inflation figures have been relatively well behaved.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Still, sharp advances can reverse just as quickly—so how has GLW behaved after earlier pullbacks?—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Other patrons saw us with cell phones — an immense luxury at the time — and steered clear of us.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO and HBO Max Content, has steered HBO for almost a decade, successfully transforming the cable network into a streaming brand while keeping it an Emmy juggernaut with shows such as Succession, The White Lotus and The Last of Us.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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The message, transmitted via the first transatlantic cable, marked a milestone in diplomatic communication.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Following years of pain and health issues, countless MRIs and frustrating misdiagnoses, in 2013 she was diagnosed with Lyme disease, a bacterial illness largely transmitted by ticks and causing symptoms including muscle pain, fatigue and food sensitivity.—
Leena Tailor,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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The estate has supervised the release of over forty albums of Hendrix’s studio and live recordings in conjunction with the guitarist’s main engineer, Eddie Kramer.—
Mike Alleyne Ph.D,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Four university police officers supervised the event, setting up what appeared to be a sort of perimeter surrounding the group.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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Only three currently represent districts Harris carried last year.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The guardrail to this application is ensuring the rules, framework and sourcing are continually validated, and that assumptions are not allowed to be carried versus validated continually.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The case docket has heated up this year due to the mess surrounding former Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, who was fired earlier this year due primarily to unprofessional behavior in the Karen Read murder case — a charge a jury acquitted her of in a trial earlier this year.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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By the end of the trial in September 2023, Paxton was acquitted and resumed his duties as attorney general.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Conducted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conducted. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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