being (to)

verb

Definition of being (to)next
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for being (to)
  1. treating
  2. handling
  3. serving
  4. using
Verb
  • While safety and code compliance matter, treating high-profile participants with escalating six-figure penalties risks chilling the very partners that amplify San Diego’s largest annual economic event.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • What’s new is how quickly the beverage industry is treating it as a category of its own, and how many consumers are buying in.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of treating
Verb
  • What those reviews don't capture is the proportion of bookings that complete without incident, which, across platforms handling millions of reservations annually, is considerably higher than review distributions suggest.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Wash hands after handling any pet food and keep children away from pet food dishes and treats.
    — Kimberly Baker, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of handling
Verb
  • Jesperson, who is currently serving multiple life sentences in Oregon, has confessed to killing eight women between 1990 and 1995.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Harley spent a year as Florida International’s linebackers coach before serving six seasons at Pitt under Narduzzi.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of serving
Verb
  • Researchers have developed a new vision algorithm that lets humanoid robots perceive depth more like humans, using two forward-facing eyes.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this month, The Financial Times appended a note to a guest column after readers questioned whether it was written using AI.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of using
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“Being (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/being%20%28to%29. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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