attending (to)

present participle of attend (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for attending (to)
Verb
  • The Chicago Fire and Portland Timbers secured their places in the playoff field proper with wild-card wins at home Wednesday night, setting up matchups against their conferences’ respective top seeds, the Philadelphia Union and San Diego FC.
    Avi Creditor, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Originally free and meant for neighborhood children, the attraction blew up in popularity, so the family took it commercial in 2016, setting up in a shopping mall parking lot.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The warmth from the Southwest will also create a drier-than-usual season with precipitation expected to be 50-74% lower than usual, making out-of-season wildfires possible, according to AccuWeather.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Last weekend, the Daily Mail published a series of photographs in which the American pop star Katy Perry was spotted making out on the upper deck of her boat, the Caravelle, with her apparent new love interest, the former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
    Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The principle has been to compress space by getting their full-backs to push up the pitch and man-marking the opposition’s midfielders.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Vibrant leaf colors are synonymous with the fall season, marking the transition from summer's greenery to a palette of reds, oranges, and yellows.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In choosing between the two countries, NASA recommends considering the weather, since overcast skies can all but wreck an eclipse experience.
    Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Selling each stone individually might be the easiest way for the thieves to sell the jewels, however, considering that law enforcement is on high alert.
    KC Baker, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When they were found on the bathroom floor in 1989, police had reached out to the local news media to spread the word in hopes of identifying family members.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The key to identifying the right white shade for your space is testing.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Attending (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attending%20%28to%29. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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