attends (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of attend (to)
1
as in ministers (to)

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as in picks out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attends (to)
  1. marks
  2. identifies
  3. considers
  4. makes out
  5. picks up
  6. minds
Verb
  • The agreement marks Primark’s first multiyear offtake deal with a textile-to-textile recycler.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The death marks the city’s 100th homicide of the year, according to data tracked by The Kansas City Star.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of marks
Verb
  • On iPhone, Apple says the Passwords app automatically identifies common weaknesses, including passwords that are easy to guess or used multiple times.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Economic theory identifies clear reasons to expect pressure toward centralization.
    — Joao Gomes, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of identifies
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  • Eric Virey, principal displays analyst at Yole Intelligence, considers FALD a hardware feature first and foremost.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That has left the kingdom searching for friends beyond Washington, for allies ready to put rockets where the rhetoric is and assist in a fight Saudi Arabia considers existential.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of considers
Verb
  • The contemporary media environment makes out-and-out suppression of a book difficult.
    — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
  • Even Fraser makes out with Rainbeau and Damo.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
Definition of makes out
Verb
  • But the pace picks up after that and barrels toward the inevitable violent conclusion as the narrative threads all come together.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The film picks up in 1940 after France’s defeat by the Nazis and chronicles de Gaulle’s efforts to show the Allies that France was still worth fighting for.
    — Kate McKenna, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of picks up
Verb
  • When to stick or twist The other big question in fantasy managers minds if when to stick with a captain haul and when to twist — and this is another element of the game which is dynamic.
    — Holly Shand, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • Not that Black minds any of that, though.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of minds
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“Attends (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attends%20%28to%29. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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