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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1
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
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
Finally, neither strategy adequately addresses the capital requirements that prevent many clinics and pharmacies from stocking injectable PrEP.
—Michael Rose, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
In her memoir, Minnelli — one of the few entertainers to achieve EGOT status, winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony — addresses her long history of health struggles, including five stints in rehabilitation and her recovery from brain inflammation in 2000.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
This role addresses the emotional weight that legal proceedings can place on individuals and families.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Proponents say the bill addresses a shortage of foster homes in Missouri and protects religious freedom.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
The board said the Alert Act now addresses its recommendation to require all aircraft flying around busy airports to have key locator systems that would allow the pilots to know more precisely where the traffic around them is flying.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
Those sources said the plan addresses Iran's ballistic missile and nuclear programs as well as maritime routes but would not provide any other details including which Iranian officials the proposal was sent to.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The report also addresses the surge in agentic activity from AI agents like OpenClaw that perform actions autonomously for a user.
—Lola Murti, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
Jennifer Elias,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
For nearly a year, the DOJ has been making unprecedented demands for sensitive voter data from most states — including voters' driver's license numbers, partial Social Security numbers, dates of birth and addresses — that some say violate privacy law.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
The closest thing to an official estimation comes from the CDC’s tracking of the home addresses of new mothers.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
Several of the people who were listed as terminally ill beneficiaries for the claims allegedly had common addresses.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Those without physical addresses on their Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation inspection reports have been trimmed from the list.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
What To Know Canada Post is moving ahead with plans that could end door-to-door mail delivery for millions of addresses, shifting more households to community mailboxes as part of a major restructuring effort.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Florida nonprofit Veterans Cannabis Care addresses this directly, absorbing 100% of both physician and state certification fees for qualifying veterans.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026
The law is designed to protect public-facing workers from having personal information, such as home addresses, posted online.
—Brian Maass, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
Tian’s team noted that the system addresses a key gap between sustainable airframe materials and autonomous flight control, with potential applications ranging from environmental monitoring and forestry inspections to science education.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
Finally, neither strategy adequately addresses the capital requirements that prevent many clinics and pharmacies from stocking injectable PrEP.
—Michael Rose, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
In her memoir, Minnelli — one of the few entertainers to achieve EGOT status, winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony — addresses her long history of health struggles, including five stints in rehabilitation and her recovery from brain inflammation in 2000.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
This role addresses the emotional weight that legal proceedings can place on individuals and families.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Proponents say the bill addresses a shortage of foster homes in Missouri and protects religious freedom.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
The board said the Alert Act now addresses its recommendation to require all aircraft flying around busy airports to have key locator systems that would allow the pilots to know more precisely where the traffic around them is flying.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
Those sources said the plan addresses Iran's ballistic missile and nuclear programs as well as maritime routes but would not provide any other details including which Iranian officials the proposal was sent to.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The report also addresses the surge in agentic activity from AI agents like OpenClaw that perform actions autonomously for a user.
—Lola Murti, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
The class action suit against Google, filed last week by a plaintiff with the pseudonym Jane Doe, alleged that the company's AI Mode created its own summaries and links, exposing Epstein victims' personal identifying information (PII), including names, phone numbers and email addresses.
—Jennifer Elias,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
For nearly a year, the DOJ has been making unprecedented demands for sensitive voter data from most states — including voters' driver's license numbers, partial Social Security numbers, dates of birth and addresses — that some say violate privacy law.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
The closest thing to an official estimation comes from the CDC’s tracking of the home addresses of new mothers.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
Several of the people who were listed as terminally ill beneficiaries for the claims allegedly had common addresses.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Those without physical addresses on their Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation inspection reports have been trimmed from the list.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
What To Know Canada Post is moving ahead with plans that could end door-to-door mail delivery for millions of addresses, shifting more households to community mailboxes as part of a major restructuring effort.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Florida nonprofit Veterans Cannabis Care addresses this directly, absorbing 100% of both physician and state certification fees for qualifying veterans.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026
The law is designed to protect public-facing workers from having personal information, such as home addresses, posted online.
—Brian Maass, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for addresses
Verb
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Nader Adeli, who manages Iranian American club team Arya FC's over-60 squad in Los Angeles, is worried the war might keep Iran from attending the World Cup.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Today, her husband owns and manages Sarah’s father’s dental practice now that her dad has retired.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Illinois devotes significant resources to recruiting overseas to bring in their large international contingent — including Croatian twin centers Tomislav and Zvonimir Ivišić and freshman forward David Mirković.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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McGrath devotes a whole chapter to lunch.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The next time Ray contacts you (hopefully sober), tell him there is nothing more to work out.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Moon contacts Earth’s umbra.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Trust is not built through speeches or press conferences.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Attendees, including some who had been chosen as convention delegates in the previous week, lined up to talk them after after the speeches.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But all of those behaviors are incredibly complicated, and they’re not caused by just one thing.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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Even the leader of the free world can exhibit the impetuous, manipulative, disruptive behaviors of a spoiled child — behaviors that go beyond classroom disruptions and that can potentially disrupt the entire world.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Plus, the all-in-one station handles emptying, washing, and hot-air drying for total hands-free maintenance.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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That single recipe handles a remarkable range of household disasters.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The $5 discount for prepaid bags still applies.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Sports Broadcasting Act exemption passed in 1961 applies only to broadcast television.—
Joe Reedy,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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Instead of collapsing indefinitely or evaporating completely through Hawking radiation, the black hole reaches a stable state.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Addresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addresses. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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