conducted

verb

past tense of conduct
1
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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2
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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4
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 Just 39% of Americans say AI has a positive impact on society, compared with 44% who believe its impact is negative, according to a national survey conducted this month by my company, Outward Intelligence. — Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026 The experiment, conducted by computer scientists at Binghamton University in New York, exposed a security weakness in large language models (LLMs) used to plan robotic actions. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026 Unlike litigation in federal court, arbitration and mediation are generally conducted outside the public judicial process and often subject to confidentiality arrangements. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2026 As conversations remained stalled, the union conducted a strike authorization vote. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026 But that means nearly 4 in 10 Americans and about 3 in 10 voters are not confident elections will be conducted fairly and accurately, according to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 Tom Little | Reuters Novo on Tuesday said its next-generation obesity drug, CagriSema, showed 25% weight loss on average among adult women in a new analysis conducted after a late-stage trial. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 Investigators conducted an extensive search in the area, locating surveillance video of the vehicle parked on the shoulder and exiting the highway. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026 The majority of global transactions are conducted in US dollars, including key commodities like oil and gold. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conducted
  1. operated
  2. directed
  3. behaved
  4. steered
  5. transmitted
  6. supervised
  7. carried
  8. acquitted
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  • The answers depend on how services are operated and the commitments companies are prepared to make.
    — Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The affected rail line, used by trains operated by Metrolink and Amtrak that connect Orange County to San Diego and offer picturesque ocean views, has long been threatened by coastal erosion.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of operated
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  • Johan Enslin, an ARPA-E program director, envisions a grid in which power can be converted, directed and managed automatically—much like the way data are routed around the Internet—rather than merely stepped up or down.
    — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Judd Apatow directed the Macdonald documentary, now streaming, and co-directed the one on Bamford, which premieres Friday.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of directed
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  • Had one of the girls behaved that way, she probably would have been removed from the game.
    — Jonathan Alpert OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The vegetables’ changing moisture, texture and shape also meant no two instruments behaved exactly alike.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of behaved
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  • The view from the CFO’s office The finance chief, Paul Jacobson, has steered the company into a position where Kelty has room to dig deep and experiment.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • On April 8, 2025, the Herald/Times Tallahassee bureau broke the story, reporting that the DeSantis administration had steered Medicaid settlement money toward the Hope Florida Foundation.
    — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of steered
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  • The system transmitted 28 operating parameters, including load data, component temperatures, operating hours, and fault codes.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Under these pressures, a portion of cost increases has already transmitted to consumers through fare adjustments.
    — , CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of transmitted
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  • Englert also supervised the stunning cinematography, and one marvels at how this often silly film looks so smart.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026
  • At the time of his arrest, McQuay supervised about 15 officers assigned to a patrol unit in Fresno’s northeast policing district.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of supervised
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  • During captive-carry testing, engineers can assess equipment carried by an aircraft before proceeding to more demanding flight demonstrations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The starting five that carried Atlanta to the playoffs last season — Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Dyson Daniels, Jalen Johnson, CJ McCollum and Onyeka Okongwu — returns.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026
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  • Simpson was tried for their murders and acquitted in October 1995.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The state Senate acquitted Paxton, and the Justice Department declined to pursue criminal charges.
    — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of acquitted

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“Conducted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conducted. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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