ATTEND (TO) Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

attend (to)

verb

Definition of attend (to)

as in to minister (to)

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as in to pick out

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Verb

In a group photograph Kean shared from those days, Machchhar is easy to pick out.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Simmons, a former first-round pick out of Clemson and a special teams ace, has been elevated from the practice squad to the game day roster the first two weeks of the 2026 season and has played in both games for Carolina (1-1).

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of pick out

Verb

Surely it's made out of foam or wood, painted to look like a real axe?

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
The agent’s story peters out at the end; Simon photographs a quilt made out of T-shirts from his many law-enforcement jobs which his girlfriend commissioned for him from Etsy.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of make out

Verb

But that condition applies to all affectionate bonds and doesn’t, on its own, identify attachment.

— Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
Markings depicted on an image of a Kalinga warrior from an indigenous group in the Philippines were inaccurate and none of the artists involved in creating the mural identified as Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of identify

Verb

The documentary recounts the history of the original group while heeding its call to action by collaborating with next-gen artists to carry the tradition forward.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Further, the state did not heed Pike’s concerns prior to the procedure that preexisting medical conditions could make lethal injection difficult to complete, the motion says.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of heed

Verb

From the time of Bitcoin’s 2009 launch, crypto had occupied the murkier end of legal gray zones; in the eyes of CFTC regulators, crypto prediction markets, which inherited the moral and legal residue of gambling prohibition, were doubly marked.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Located at 1050 North Swarthmore Avenue in Palisades Village, the store has been completely redesigned, marking a return to physical retail for the brand.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of mark

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