Thesaurus results for BEING (TO)

being (to)

verb

Definition of being (to)

present participle of be (to)

as in treating

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

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Too many products slap the label on without including disabled people anywhere in development or testing, treating accessibility as an add-on rather than a design requirement.

— Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
The hospital includes two operating rooms, a pharmacy and a laboratory, while doctors continue performing orthopedic surgeries and treating infections and other conditions left untreated in the aftermath of the disaster.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of treating

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The demonstration highlights how humanoids could take over repetitive material-handling tasks while fitting into existing industrial workflows.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
And the two meteorologists working that night were handling multiple incidents at once.

— Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 27 July 2026

Definition of handling

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Prior to that, the Democratic candidate spent 22 years as an air traffic controller, serving as the head of his local union and teaching air traffic students, according to his website.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Elliot Anderson’s performances for England will excite City fans ahead of his arrival, though the longer-serving City players generally did not stand out too much for their nations.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of serving

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Concerned that the programs’ growing sophistication could induce emotional dependency and addiction, China last week banned minors from using AI companions and imposed additional requirements on platforms to prevent misuse.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
At the time of his death, Garcia-Sanchez was hauling asbestos-containing materials from the ninth floor to lower levels using a freight elevator, the report said.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

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