TREATS (OF) Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

treats (of)

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present tense third-person singular of treat (of)

as in concerns

to have (something) as a subject matter his paper treats of the ethical dilemmas that doctors face every day in the emergency rooms of urban hospitals

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What concerns me even more is that Katy works in the travel industry and still couldn't explain exactly how someone got into her account.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
The allegation was previously investigated The latest allegation concerns an October 2016 New York Times story related to a secret court order that required Yahoo to scan emails for messages potentially linked to a foreign terrorist organization.

— Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

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Radiant’s chief nuclear officer, Rita Baranwal, said the approval covers a broader demonstration than initial criticality alone.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
The boundary, which covers nearly one third of the county, mostly east of the Econlockhatchee River, has drawn widespread support among Republicans and Democrats for decades.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

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