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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3
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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5
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 Mayor Zohran Mamdani said an internal investigation will be conducted and that the body-camera footage will be released to the public. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Mamdani applauded police for stopping the attack but said an internal investigation would be conducted. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026 In fact, a recent survey of more than 2,000 women ages 40-64 conducted by Bonafide Health found that problems snoozing was one of the most unsettling symptoms of perimenopause — ranking ahead of hot flashes. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2026 According to Reuters/Ipsos, the poll was conducted online and nationwide, gathered 1,023 responses and had a margin of error of 4 percentage points. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Users were anonymous, with payments conducted in CryptoCredits, a form of untraceable digital cash. — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 Edwards said no officers have been put on leave, but an review is conducted after every pursuit. — Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2026 And the latest poll, conducted by the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley, found 48% of likely voters support it, 41% oppose it and 11% are undecided. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026 Notable New polling for the IMEU Policy Project, conducted by YouGov, suggests that cutting off military aid to Israel is a popular position in the six states that will vote first in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conducted
  1. operated
  2. directed
  3. behaved
  4. steered
  5. transmitted
  6. supervised
  7. carried
  8. acquitted
Verb
  • The Horned Frogs operated well when in 13 (three tight ends, one receiver) and 12 personnel and going forward, that position group could be the ultimate chess piece for the Horned Frogs.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Eight other reservoirs operated by the Bureau of Reclamation recently recorded the lowest levels in at least the last 30 years.
    — Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of operated
Verb
  • One of the questions, directed to David Hunt, director of finance for Entergy Arkansas, asks him to explain the reasoning for the classification of the payments.
    — Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
  • There’s also the last-minute addition of NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the Oscar-winning filmmakers behind No Other Land.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of directed
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  • That is a deliberate correction to how the category has behaved.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The signal in that is post-Covid travel has behaved like a secular growth story, not a cyclical one.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of behaved
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  • On the July 26, 2024 episode, Russini and her co-host had Ryan Tannehill as a guest and Russini steered the conversation toward how good a coach Vrabel is.
    — Mike Semel, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • However, an iceberg is sustained and steered by the 90% buried beneath the surface.
    — Natalie Grabher, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of steered
Verb
  • The impact of yesterday’s sharp drop in South Korean equities transmitted further into US markets overnight, spreading selling sentiment and dealing heavy blows to US semiconductor and memory stocks.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The institute said malaria in Germany almost exclusively affects long-haul travelers who were infected in malaria-endemic areas, and that malaria transmitted within a German airport is rare, the BBC reported.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of transmitted
Verb
  • Weerasethakul supervised the 4K restorations, which include remastered and remixed audio and new key art for each film.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Ferndale school officials say high school students gained experience through drone filming crews, race-day event management and supervised flight projects.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of supervised
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  • Several heavy explosions shook Kuhestak, with fireballs that lighted up the night sky, according to security camera recordings carried by the semiofficial news agency Fars.
    — David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The ideas that traveled furthest were carried by story rather than analysis.
    — Bryan Adams, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of carried
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  • Prosecutors opted to retry Read, and she was acquitted of the most serious charges, second-degree murder and leaving the scene of a collision resulting in death, in June 2025.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Rogers was acquitted at trial of the more serious charge of conspiracy to commit economic espionage.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of acquitted

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“Conducted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conducted. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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