as in ministers (to)
to attend to the needs and comforts of
volunteers administering to the terminally ill at a hospice
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treats
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The definitive Aaron Sorkin series shaped many TV viewers’ understanding of American politics and liberal ideology, and The Diplomat treats its casting coup with an enormous dollop of respect.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
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Just as he’s done with hip-hop prior, Bradley treats the empire of sneakers with a literary and scholastic sense that few have prior.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Administers (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administers%20%28to%29. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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