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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The chair umpire then conducted a video review of what happened, and ruled that the flickering ad constituted a “hindrance” outside of the control of the players, like some paper getting blown onto the court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
A Morning Consult survey conducted last November concluded that 79% of avid MLB fans and 69% of casual fans supported a salary cap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The researchers conducted a series of control experiments to determine whether the effect could be explained by more conventional changes to the material.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
Arsenal's assistant coach Aaron D'Antino conducted post-match media duties and explained that, while the intention was for Williamson to take the goal-kick, they will use the incident as a learning experience.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
He produced a new theory of the rainbow which emphasized the role of refraction, where Aristotle had only mentioned reflection; but there is no evidence that Grosseteste ever conducted experiments to test his theory.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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