Thesaurus results for BEEN (TO)

been (to)

verb

Definition of been (to)

past participle of be (to)

as in treated

to behave toward in a stated way you need to be nice to your brother

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To shed light on these advancements, our NBC News colleague Sue Kroll opened up about her journey getting tested and treated for early signs of Alzheimer’s in her 50s.

— Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026
Communication usually appears somewhere on the list, but it’s often treated as a secondary skill—something that helps leaders express their ideas rather than something that shapes leadership itself.

— Julien Fortuit, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of treated

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Silicon carbide is widely used in applications such as electric vehicle inverters, while gallium nitride supports compact, fast-switching power converters.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
The social media lawsuits have helped inform parents and the public about how the industry designs products used by teenagers and children, McNally said.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026

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Pando has since handled more than 57 terabytes of Git packfiles in a single hour.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Tia, on her end, handled the ambush skillfully, parrying jabs without raising her voice to prevent Wendy from having any opening to feign victimization.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026

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