deals (with)

verb

present tense third-person singular of deal (with)
1
as in treats
to behave toward in a stated way it's important to deal with others fairly

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2
as in concerns
to have (something) as a subject matter this textbook deals with the history of France

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deals (with)
  1. treats
  2. concerns
  3. serves
  4. covers
  5. handles
Verb
  • Truist treats employee retention as an active, daily mission rather than a passive corporate policy, according to Rogers.
    — Chase Jordan July 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
  • The comms plan that treats independent media as a secondary consideration is the comms plan that underperforms.
    — Parry Headrick, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of treats
Verb
  • Bradač’s proof concerns off-diagonal Ramsey numbers, which allow for large differences between the size of a clique and the size of an independent set.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 15 July 2026
  • Lyndsy Fonseca, rapper Russ, Tom Cavanagh, Hunter King, Joseph Lee Anderson and Rob Riggle star in the indie film, which concerns a group of campers who run into a nasty, giant, prehistoric spider.
    — William Earl, Variety, 15 July 2026
Definition of concerns
Verb
  • Outside of learning about ancient concentration camps and historic serial killers while Phaedra beams, the moment without Porsha serves as a Hail Mary pass for Shamea to try to salvage some of the damage from the night before.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • But suffice it to say the battle serves as one of the deadliest and most defining confrontations of the Targaryen civil war, permanently shifting the balance of power as the Dance of Dragons careens toward its fiery end.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 20 July 2026
Definition of serves
Verb
  • The verdict, handed down last Friday, covers claims brought by the family of Kealon Gilmore, who was killed, and wounded survivors including Jazmin Anderson, who was shot in the head, according to the statement.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • Christopher Lowe, the shark lab’s director, is searching for funding, whether from foundations, private donors or corporations, for the shark safety program, which covers 500 miles of coastline from Morro Bay to the Mexican border.
    — Kori McNair, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of covers
Verb
  • The escalating standoff comes as the fragile truce reached last month has fractured, once again disrupting energy flows through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, which typically handles around 20% of the world's oil traffic.
    — Sam Meredith,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • Any advantage to daytime drinking probably comes down to your behaviors around drinking and sleep timing rather than a biological loophole in how the liver handles alcohol.
    — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 17 July 2026
Definition of handles
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