conducted
Americanadjective
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directed, managed, or carried on.
This is a carefully conducted study of the effect of exposure to certain chemicals on pregnant women.
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led, guided, or escorted.
Conducted tours of the Abbey and grounds are available.
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(of an orchestra, chorus, etc., or a musical performance) directed by a conductor.
In this program, instrumental music students enroll in large conducted ensembles for a total of 8 semesters.
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(of heat, electricity, or sound) carried or channeled by some object or medium.
More than 45% of the energy produced by solid-state devices is light, and the remainder is conducted heat, which warms the air and increases the air conditioning load.
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Losurdo conducted the experiment with her supervisor, Professor David McKenzie.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
Coast Guard and other partners, conducted a grid search for the vessel, which is believed to be about 120 feet deep in a rocky seabed, using boat-mounted sonar platforms and other tools.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
"Yes, he is Soviet-minded and graduated from a military school in Russia, but we do not have another military commander of such calibre. He conducted all the successful operations of this war."
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
A BMO Financial Group survey conducted over about a month, starting at the end of December, put the average cost of a U.S. date at $189.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
She stared ahead of herself as she spoke, and Tristran had the feeling, which became a certainty, that she had conducted this conversation in her head a hundred times in his absence.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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