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as in favorable
tending to promote or assist the development of something
the claim that the state's long-standing antitax attitude is conducive to entrepreneurship
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as in helpful
providing service or assistance
the noisy environment of the dorms was not very conducive to studying
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Recent Examples of conducive
Therefore, pruning foliage is not conducive to ripening fruits.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
The warnings are traditionally issued when conditions are conducive to uncontrollable fire activity, meaning any new burnings pose a substantial public safety hazard.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Spending large chunks of time sitting on a train or stuck in traffic is not conducive to good work-life balance.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 1 July 2025
The retired justice suggested that identity politics, or characterizing a person by their partisan affiliation, is not conducive to democracy and civil discourse.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 26 June 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
The warnings are traditionally issued when conditions are conducive to uncontrollable fire activity, meaning any new burnings pose a substantial public safety hazard.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Spending large chunks of time sitting on a train or stuck in traffic is not conducive to good work-life balance.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 1 July 2025
The retired justice suggested that identity politics, or characterizing a person by their partisan affiliation, is not conducive to democracy and civil discourse.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conducive
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Brussels has exempted defense expenditure from its strict rules on government spending and pledged to create a €150 billion fund from which countries can borrow, at favorable interest rates, to invest in their defense.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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Mahaney’s estimates are based on favorable industry checks for consumer demand trends, third-party data checks, and Evercore’s non-deal roadshows (NDR) with UBER management.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
20 July 2025
Adjective
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The former are helpful metrics to summarize on an Activities List in their college applications, while the latter can serve as inspiration for their personal and supplemental essays.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Ask students what information the map is giving them and for whom that information is helpful.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
15 July 2025
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Pinkerton argues that the FDA's black box warning labels on hormone replacement therapies make women reluctant to take medications that can be beneficial for treating the symptoms of menopause.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
25 July 2025
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The majority of Rio’s revenue is derived from iron ore—beneficial for the present, but not quite the forward-looking term that excites the markets.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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This tool is most useful for those who are active outdoors, such as construction workers and athletes.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
24 July 2025
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Its ability to predict and adapt is one of the most useful aspects of agentic AI.—
Prashanthi Kolluru,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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“Conducive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conducive. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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