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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The 2025 sixth-round pick out of Penn State started three games last season — one in the regular season and two in the playoffs.

— Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
Moore, the fourth-round pick out of Texas, was vying for a starting job in camp as a rookie.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of pick out

Verb

My kids could never get enough of Dinosaur Land, a walk-through theme park with more than 50 life-sized replicas of these beloved prehistoric creatures made out of fiberglass.

— Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
A lot of the objects that were made out of Secondary have to do with structures that are enacted by the body, like a power rack, for example.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of make out

Verb

Authorities in the criminal complaint identified the three as 47-year-old Jose Rivera, his 5-year-old nephew Andrew and his 2-year-old niece Arlette.

— Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
The plant, which has not been identified for security reasons, was forced to close for four days because of the infiltration, the report said.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of identify

Verb

The best agents can handle the emotional work of buying a home—such as knowing whether somebody should heed or brush off their last-minute jitters.

— Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026
Credibility doesn’t transfer across domains, and the willingness to operate outside one’s expertise is itself a credibility signal worth heeding.

— Big Think, Big Think, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of heed

Verb

Takaichi's remark crossed what China considers a red line in its relations with other countries about Taiwan, which is a self-governing island that Beijing claims as its territory.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Last week, amid trade talks with the US, Carney asked premiers to consider bringing US alcohol back to store shelves in hopes of reaching a deal.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of consider

Verb

The film, directed by Ben Rekhi and produced by Rana Daggubati‘s Spirit Media, will mark the first time Bajpayee and co-star Boman Irani have shared the screen.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Cask-finished whiskey has been released by many other distilleries, but as mentioned above, this year marks the first time that Four Roses has entered the category, to the delight of some whiskey drinkers and the chagrin of others.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026

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