attended (to)

verb

past tense of attend (to)
1
as in ministered (to)

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2
as in picked out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attended (to)
  1. treated
  2. considered
  3. marked
  4. identified
  5. made out
  6. picked up
  7. studied
  8. heeded
Verb
  • Cybersecurity can no longer be treated as an issue only for the IT department.
    — Michael Miebach, Time, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The first is to bake the value proposition into the initial ask so benefits to farmers aren’t treated as an afterthought at the end of the supply chain.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of treated
Verb
  • Newsom is widely considered to be planning a presidential bid in 2028.
    — Andrew Graham October 27, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The first three often are considered the science prizes, and since their start in 1901, scientists in the United States have won 44% of those.
    — Mattanjah de Vries, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of considered
Verb
  • Since then, it's been a rocky road for Coach Prime, marked by a disastrous 3-9 campaign in 2025 and a 2-5 start to 2026.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • His prior athletic participation form was marked for a change of schools for athletic purposes by Grapevine-Colleyville athletics.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of marked
Verb
  • No mechanical failure, operational error, or other contributing factor has been identified.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • As of this month, 50 people identified on the list still work for the government, the Post found, by reviewing LinkedIn profiles, federal employment data and social media.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of identified
Verb
  • Ford said Ahmed’s checks were made out to Ford’s 2019 mayoral campaign and were cashed before the hospital embezzlement scandal.
    — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The public feed of his account is filled with payments made out to him.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of made out
Verb
  • Carson James finished with 219 yards and three TDs on 33 carries, while Steward picked up 192 rushing yards and 156 passing yards.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The judge wanted to release him, but knew that he would be quickly picked up by ICE, his sister-in-law said.
    — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of picked up
Verb
  • Emer’s research team studied more than 89,000 people in Milwaukee who were tested for lead exposure by age 6.
    — Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Since landing on Mars back in 2021, Perseverance has observed, sampled and studied a wide variety of rocks, boulder fields, Martian slopes and more.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of studied
Verb
  • Georgia Rios, a spokesperson for the city of Newport Beach, said the community heeded the city’s messaging to prepare for this week.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Bush heeded Jeter’s advice, tossing a perfect strike to backup catcher Todd Greene before waving to a thunderous crowd.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
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