1
as in manages
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
the problem will only get worse if you don't address it now
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2
as in devotes
to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention
please address yourself to what I'm saying and not to the television
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3
as in contacts
to transmit information or requests to
you may address the manager about your problems tomorrow
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as in speeches
a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience
George Washington's Farewell Address a papal address
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as in behaviors
the way or manner in which one conducts oneself
a gentleman with all of poise and social address that one would expect of someone coming from old money
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Recent Examples of addresses
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
29 June 2026
The third asks which of OWASP LLM01, LLM06, ASI01 and ASI06 the product addresses through a working control rather than a marketing claim.
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Janakiram Msv,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The payout addresses part of a civil fraud suit filed in January 2024 by Attorney General Rob Bonta on behalf of the California Housing and Community Development Department.
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Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
Integrated treatment that addresses both conditions simultaneously is widely considered more effective than treating either one in isolation.
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Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The effort also addresses an expanding operational need to better shield artillery crews from evolving battlefield threats that increasingly target platforms during movement, firing missions, and resupply activities.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
28 June 2026
The Old Man Pine addresses this with a spacious and well-thought-out layout that's a good fit for full-time family living.
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Adam Williams
june 28,
New Atlas,
28 June 2026
Stearns addresses Mendoza firing Mets President of Baseball Operations David Stearns made the announcement in a news release Friday before holding a news conference at Citi Field.
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CBS News,
26 June 2026
Meanwhile, the collaboration also addresses the growing challenge of heat stress through air-conditioning energy performance benchmarking.
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Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
Abubakar Nur Khalil,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Keep screenshots, emails, seller profiles, payment receipts and website addresses.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Most problematic is the storage of human remains, as the Indigenous Australian architect Carroll Go-Sam addresses in her essay.
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Kelly Presutti,
ARTnews.com,
26 June 2026
If all goes to plan, orders are slated to ship worldwide in August 2026, and delivery costs will be calculated once the campaign ends (starting at around $12 for US addresses).
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
26 June 2026
Notably, Netflix’s privacy policy says Netflix may share users’ email addresses with marketing and advertising companies.
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Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2026
Doxxing usually refers to releasing sensitive personal information such as addresses and phone numbers.
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Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
26 June 2026
Many argue that signatures are invalid because signers listed incorrect addresses or live outside of the district the candidate wants to represent.
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Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images Prosecutors expressed concerns about Lang's multiple previous arrests and his multiple home addresses.
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J.d. Miles,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Verb
In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's Vladimir Putin addresses the audience at the 23rd Congress of the United Russia party in Moscow on June 28, 2026.
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Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
29 June 2026
The third asks which of OWASP LLM01, LLM06, ASI01 and ASI06 the product addresses through a working control rather than a marketing claim.
—
Janakiram Msv,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The payout addresses part of a civil fraud suit filed in January 2024 by Attorney General Rob Bonta on behalf of the California Housing and Community Development Department.
—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
Integrated treatment that addresses both conditions simultaneously is widely considered more effective than treating either one in isolation.
—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The effort also addresses an expanding operational need to better shield artillery crews from evolving battlefield threats that increasingly target platforms during movement, firing missions, and resupply activities.
—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
28 June 2026
The Old Man Pine addresses this with a spacious and well-thought-out layout that's a good fit for full-time family living.
—
Adam Williams
june 28,
New Atlas,
28 June 2026
Stearns addresses Mendoza firing Mets President of Baseball Operations David Stearns made the announcement in a news release Friday before holding a news conference at Citi Field.
—
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Meanwhile, the collaboration also addresses the growing challenge of heat stress through air-conditioning energy performance benchmarking.
—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
Noun
In this case, M-Pesa phone numbers and what are known as lightning addresses—a payment spec that lets users to receive bitcoin payments via email addresses.
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Abubakar Nur Khalil,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Keep screenshots, emails, seller profiles, payment receipts and website addresses.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Most problematic is the storage of human remains, as the Indigenous Australian architect Carroll Go-Sam addresses in her essay.
—
Kelly Presutti,
ARTnews.com,
26 June 2026
If all goes to plan, orders are slated to ship worldwide in August 2026, and delivery costs will be calculated once the campaign ends (starting at around $12 for US addresses).
—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
26 June 2026
Notably, Netflix’s privacy policy says Netflix may share users’ email addresses with marketing and advertising companies.
—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2026
Doxxing usually refers to releasing sensitive personal information such as addresses and phone numbers.
—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
26 June 2026
Many argue that signatures are invalid because signers listed incorrect addresses or live outside of the district the candidate wants to represent.
—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images Prosecutors expressed concerns about Lang's multiple previous arrests and his multiple home addresses.
—
J.d. Miles,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for addresses
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In urban areas, municipal departments run things, while the Texas Department of Public Safety frequently manages highway collisions.
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The nonprofit public-private partnership manages the municipal district with services that include infrastructure planning, community engagement and more.
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Despite the elegiac tone, Jill also devotes much of the book to the social side of being first lady.
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The malware devotes considerable attention to CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous delivery) systems, which allow for faster and more reliable software releases by automating the building, testing, and deploying of code changes.
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That designation refers to a specific location on the shore established by a discernible line, often based on debris buildup or vegetation growth, on the land side of the point at which the water contacts the shore.
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Because the system contacts the other party’s phone for verification, that person must also have the same three Google apps installed.
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Throughout Friday night’s speeches, there were efforts to focus on issues such as affordability and education, and move beyond party lines.
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And students interested in things like script writing, public speaking or audio wrote and voiced the robots’ speeches.
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The highest number of fatal attacks, the study found, occurred after high-risk behaviors, including deliberately entering waterways known to contain alligators.
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An exceptionally long life, in Newman’s telling, is not necessarily a function of good genes, good behaviors, or good luck.
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The Department of State, which handles visa applications from abroad, has not released its full 2025 data, but the numbers through September show a similar picture.
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In Kansas City and Independence, each city’s health department enforces the food code while in Kansas, the state’s Department of Agriculture handles inspections.
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West Virginia’s ban also applies at every level of competition, but only from middle school through college.
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The same process applies for minors if all living parents agree to the name change.
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In the Mandara Spa & Salon on new vessels like Norwegian Luna and Norwegian Aqua, those include an infrared sauna that uses lamps to warm the body, a Floatation Salt Pool, and a charcoal sauna that reaches between 86 and 122 degrees – a facility the line bills as the first of its kind at sea.
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
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“Addresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addresses. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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