DEALS (WITH) Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

deals (with)

verb

present tense third-person singular of deal (with)

as in treats

to behave toward in a stated way it's important to deal with others fairly

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as in concerns

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

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This design choice completely breaks long-form generation, because the code treats information retrieval and text length as a zero-sum game.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Sunday treats us to Chalk It Up regulars and bouncing local rock kingpins the Brodys, flanked by Asesinos, Rose Lyon, Sol Peligro and Leaping Blennies.

— Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of treats

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The film concerns a bus full of French high-school seniors on a trip to Pompeii, where the long gaze of history meets their hormonal entanglements and a bunch of Freudian desire.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Much of it concerns Landau’s relationship with eventual wife Nora, played by actress and TV presenter Radmila Schegoleva.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of concerns

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Reportedly, the artificial intelligence serves as both the observational eyes and the active navigator throughout the procedure by establishing a continuous feedback loop between real-time ultrasound image processing and physical surgical control.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Le Drian, who is seventy-nine years old and currently serves as France’s special envoy to Lebanon, has worked in the Middle East for nearly two decades.

— Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of serves

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The current ordering period covers missions through December 2032.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Deborah Haynes covers serious stuff, like foreign affairs, national security and defense — the sorts of topics that might not make good fodder for a snarky newsletter or a hot-talk podcast.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of covers

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Either use a fragile design that loads atoms well but breaks under high heat conditions or a sturdy design that handles heat well but not the atoms.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Global Constellation handles international sales, with the film set to be submitted for festival consideration in 2027.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026

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