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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
The receiver may not be in a state of mind conducive to processing tough feedback.
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Hylke Faber, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
This, combined with extremely low humidity, is conducive to fueling flames.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
Because early leopard cats had small, fragile bones and mostly lived in habitats that were conducive to rapid bone degradation, their remains are rarely uncovered, according to the study.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
Fire’s perfect storm Wildfires rely on three key elements to spread: conducive weather, dry fuel and an ignition source.
—Virginia Iglesias, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
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Hylke Faber, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
This, combined with extremely low humidity, is conducive to fueling flames.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
Because early leopard cats had small, fragile bones and mostly lived in habitats that were conducive to rapid bone degradation, their remains are rarely uncovered, according to the study.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
Fire’s perfect storm Wildfires rely on three key elements to spread: conducive weather, dry fuel and an ignition source.
—Virginia Iglesias, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for conducive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conducive
Adjective
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Elon Musk doesn’t miss an opportunity to take a dig at OpenAI — even when the news item in question is supposed to be favorable to President Trump.—
Chris Welch,
The Verge,
22 Jan. 2025
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Picture a future where devices not only interpret your words but also recognize emotional cues, adapt to your preferences, anticipate needs and support you in creating favorable outcomes at home or work.—
Thorsten Zander,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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For people who have kids, having an emergency contact with legal residency status who has permission to pick them up from school can also be helpful.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2025
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The cash could be helpful as Dover’s leadership team considers further adjustments to its wide-ranging portfolio that focuses the company on more attractive end markets.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
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That rate is of an intensity that is beneficial and isn’t intense enough to start producing mud flows or a debris flow.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Rainfall will be mostly beneficial but poses a risk for dangerous debris flows over recent burn scars.—
James Bickerton,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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In 2024, Short expanded her wildfire archive to include more information useful to investigators, such as weather, elevation, population density, and a fire’s timing.—
Sachi Mulkey,
WIRED,
25 Jan. 2025
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The day-by-day guide to his concerts and recording sessions is extremely useful.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Conducive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conducive. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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