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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
  • The movie treats its main character with a devotion as unquestioning as the canine does.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Pisces Moon in your finance zone squares your ruler Uranus in your playful 5th house, making spontaneous plans, tickets, hobbies, or treats harder to resist.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of treats
Verb
  • There is precedent for this, though precedent might not be the right word given it concerns future events.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Meta glasses become hearing aids The more unexpected announcement concerns Meta’s non-VR glasses.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of concerns
Verb
  • The 162-acre retreat, located less than a mile from downtown, serves as one of Lawrenceville’s great gathering places.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
  • ConnCAT and ConnCORP founder Carlton Highsmith, who serves as the board chair of both organizations, had already announced his own plans to step down at the end of the year.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of serves
Verb
  • The former ensures that the university covers the full tuition and fees for first-year, Pell-eligible students from Illinois.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Another covers regulated detection devices that only flag possible hypertension.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of covers
Verb
  • Bruemmer’s own description of how Cleveland Clinic handles aggressive dietary interventions signals where this is going.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The answer to this question tells me a lot about how someone handles disagreement.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of handles
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“Deals (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deals%20%28with%29. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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