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to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
gave the waitress a large tip because she kept smiling as she fielded their many requests
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Recent Examples of fielded
Ballerini also fielded questions from patients, discussing preferred superpowers and her favorite fast food.
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Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
She’s fielded calls from a moving company, a construction firm and an interior designer.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Except that Marcus Jones fielded Sam Martin’s punt at the 13, stepped out of Akayleb Evans’ tackle attempt and raced 87 yards for a touchdown.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But Driss has fielded his share of outrageous custom requests.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Under Sternberg, the Rays have typically fielded a bottom-five MLB payroll.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Rachel was then a receiving manager at the store and fielded such requests.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
In a speech in Rhode Island on Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell fielded a question about how central bankers factor market prices into their decision making.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
But the company has fielded similar complaints by other municipalities.
—Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
She’s fielded calls from a moving company, a construction firm and an interior designer.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Except that Marcus Jones fielded Sam Martin’s punt at the 13, stepped out of Akayleb Evans’ tackle attempt and raced 87 yards for a touchdown.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But Driss has fielded his share of outrageous custom requests.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Under Sternberg, the Rays have typically fielded a bottom-five MLB payroll.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Rachel was then a receiving manager at the store and fielded such requests.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
In a speech in Rhode Island on Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell fielded a question about how central bankers factor market prices into their decision making.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
But the company has fielded similar complaints by other municipalities.
—Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fielded
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In March, Google addressed CVE-2025-2783, a sandbox escape bug exploited in espionage attacks against Russian organizations.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Branding decisions will be addressed during the merger process, which is set to conclude in summer 2026, and both schools will continue to run two independent Division 1 athletic programs for the foreseeable future, the universities said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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The state argued incidents that arose from the ICE facility protests in recent months have been handled by local law enforcement and have not been severe enough to be considered a riot or rebellion.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Until now, Hiyune handled the initial creation from scratch, but now the two of us also contribute at that stage.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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Liverpool have not managed to string together two or three consecutive good performances.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, 35 rooms at the Civic and other shelters that CoLEAD managed sat empty as of December 2024.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The first one played short caught Newcastle by surprise and manipulated their zonal defenders.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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China has manipulated the market by suppressing prices to drive Western competition from the market, said Ryan Castilloux, founder of Adamas Intelligence, a critical mineral market research firm.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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Police also allege Jonathan Arfsten, 49, took copper from two other closed Pick ‘n Save locations in Milwaukee and one in Glendale.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Broncos took possession at the 5-minute mark in the second half, converted one third down and then were stopped one yard shy on their next third down.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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In an intimate atmosphere, seated at long, communal tables, nestled tightly with industry professionals, guests were treated to a dinner that was melt-in-your-mouth good.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
8 Oct. 2025
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Researchers treated 12-month-old mice (similar to a 60-year-old human) with the nanoparticles and monitored the animals’ behavior and memory over several months.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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The deal was negotiated by Emily Hayward Whitlock at The Artists Partnership.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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After years of organizing, production workers on commercials have negotiated their first union contract.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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