attended (to)

verb

past tense of attend (to)
1
as in ministered (to)

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2
as in picked out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attended (to)
  1. treated
  2. considered
  3. marked
  4. identified
  5. made out
  6. picked up
  7. studied
  8. heeded
Verb
  • And since Jace’s death, she’s treated Baela as nothing more than a defective surveillance drone — a worthless piece of tech that never spots Vhagar.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Police found Tanta-Quidgeon lying in the road and being treated by a witness to the incident, who is also an EMT and was performing CPR on Tanta-Quidgeon.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of treated
Verb
  • But the race started to take a completely different shape in July, when Crowley dropped his bid and threw his support behind Rodriguez, who was considered more of an establishment candidate.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • This history means Yellowstone is considered active rather than extinct.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of considered
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  • The group of females – Xena, Gemini, Skyla, Meeka, Eve, Neva and Calypso – was the second to leave Marineland, and marked the largest beluga transfer ever completed in the United States.
    — Jared Ochacher, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Wednesday marked just the third game in MLB history where both leadoff hitters hit multiple home runs, including a leadoff home run, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of marked
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  • Friends identified the woman as Susan Solari, the longtime owner of Hinterland German Shepherds, a breeding operation that had been based on the property for decades.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The crash victim, identified as a 66-year-old man, was taken out of the woods by the fire department using specialized vehicles and transferred to an ambulance which transported him to Life Star.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of identified
Verb
  • While her actual dress featured puffy sleeves rendered in ivory silk taffeta, the backup dress had slimmer sleeves and was made out of white silk.
    — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
  • There was a check made out to Marc Summers for the grand total of 50 bucks.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of made out
Verb
  • Haley, Kotb’s first daughter, seems to have picked up her mother’s spirit of giving.
    — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators discovered a camera had picked up Holbrook's license plate near Joe Shymanski's house in Maryland.
    — Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of picked up
Verb
  • González also studied the poetry of June Jordan, who called for the creation of more green space in Harlem.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Unfortunately, a recent review of common interventions employed to reduce compassion fatigue revealed that most interventions haven’t been adequately studied.
    — Doreen Samelson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of studied
Verb
  • The lawsuit claimed that the girl might still be living had Alameda County social workers heeded numerous warnings about the girl’s wellbeing.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Since the police killing of George Floyd in 2020, some cities nationwide have heeded calls to reallocate money away from law enforcement and into mental health and social services.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of heeded
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“Attended (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attended%20%28to%29. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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