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
  • For most of Saturday afternoon, Boise State treated one of college football’s most daunting stadiums with a suspicious lack of reverence.
    — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The child was treated by medics on scene and taken to Cook Children’s Hospital, where she was pronounced dead in the emergency room.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of treated
Verb
  • At its last meeting, some RBA board members had considered the case for additional tightening, saying that inflation in the country was still too high.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Throughout the summer, several players were considered, to varying degrees of seriousness.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of considered
Verb
  • Last night marked a huge milestone in the career of George Clooney, who was honored with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Your ballot will come with a pre-printed envelope marked with the Supervisor of Election office’s address.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of marked
Verb
  • The researchers identified potential benefits including lower computing costs, greater efficiency and closer integration between quantum chips and circuit design.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Deadline’s Dish article noted that no specific role had been identified and talks were mainly hypothetical, coming before official confirmation of Season 3, which followed as the final Edinburgh TV Festival started last week.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of identified
Verb
  • The house was small, made out of wooden boards that somehow still held together.
    — Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • An upgrade comes with crossover for the 001’s underfoot experience, however, as the midsole is made out of a new Vibram foam compound called Stream Flow that’s 15 percent more resilient and lighter than its predecessor.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of made out
Verb
  • In the second, Sal Stewart picked up his MLB-leading 107th RBI with a sacrifice fly.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Margo’s Got Money Troubles, The Pitt, and Widow’s Bay all picked up hecka trophies.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of picked up
Verb
  • Peyton Stewart was a 21-year-old international business major who grew up with her sister in Westwood, New Jersey, studied abroad in London and interned at TikTok.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • On the other end of the spectrum is Texas Tech University, where researchers have studied the potential performance benefits of energy drinks.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 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 7 Sep. 2026.

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