ADMINISTERED (TO) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

administered (to)

verb

past tense of administer (to)

as in ministered (to)

to attend to the needs and comforts of volunteers administering to the terminally ill at a hospice

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Her eldest son moved in during the pandemic and nursed the orchard’s last remaining tree back to health.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 July 2026
Rescued by Tamijuddin, a Muslim friend of her father’s, the adolescent Sutara is nursed back to health by his family before being escorted safely to her brothers in Calcutta.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

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Adobe Stock Responsible AI is often treated as the price businesses must pay for using artificial intelligence.

— Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Unlike older buyers in their 40s and 50s who rely on cash flow to fund mortgages and college tuition, Philips has treated the business more like a compounding asset than a personal ATM.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

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With Julie’s return, family secrets and wounds that never fully healed will resurface —but so will a strange phenomenon from which no one will emerge unscathed.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 July 2026
Bateman said he's received thousands of messages from viewers, with everything from parents reaching out for advice to people sharing how the video healed something in them.

— Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 28 July 2026

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