as in addressed
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
Advertisement Advertisement As Kirk fielded questions from the audience, a shot rang out, striking him in the neck.
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Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
So even as the the White House fielded calls from the nation for Biden to withdraw from the race, Harris and other advisers kept quiet and supported the president's choice.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
While their use has been limited to high-profile events, several new interceptor drones are in development and expected to be fielded soon.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The executive team fielded questions from the audience and tried to simplify it all, and bit by bit, the contours of the transaction became clear to most of those inside the company.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Penner has fielded stadium questions since his first day on the job in August 2022, and the club has been studying a potential move since just about then.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
The two fielded calls from many of the same programs, comparing notes on each conversation.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Grotzinger fielded several questions at the Planning Board meeting about issues not addressed in the overall project, such as improvements to the San Diego River path and lighting for the baseball fields in the park’s far southwest corner.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
Over the next 16 seasons, Davis fielded cars in 722 Cup starts with varying degrees of success.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
So even as the the White House fielded calls from the nation for Biden to withdraw from the race, Harris and other advisers kept quiet and supported the president's choice.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
While their use has been limited to high-profile events, several new interceptor drones are in development and expected to be fielded soon.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The executive team fielded questions from the audience and tried to simplify it all, and bit by bit, the contours of the transaction became clear to most of those inside the company.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Penner has fielded stadium questions since his first day on the job in August 2022, and the club has been studying a potential move since just about then.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
The two fielded calls from many of the same programs, comparing notes on each conversation.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Grotzinger fielded several questions at the Planning Board meeting about issues not addressed in the overall project, such as improvements to the San Diego River path and lighting for the baseball fields in the park’s far southwest corner.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
Over the next 16 seasons, Davis fielded cars in 722 Cup starts with varying degrees of success.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fielded
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In short, the massive popularity of its original anime ‘80s run wasn’t matched by its merchandising, and that’s something that is now being belatedly addressed.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Following Morton’s video clip, the singer addressed her son’s claims in a public statement on her Instagram Stories.—
Essence,
Essence,
10 Sep. 2025
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Butler's sister-in-law baked a beautiful red velvet cake and a close friend handled music, hair and more.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The visiting bench complained that Barca’s Kika Nazareth had handled the ball, but the referee dismissed their appeal.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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By Sunday evening, the fire crew managed to contain 14% of this wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In previous years, a private consultant managed the grant distribution process.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Trump claimed without evidence that McEntarfer had manipulated statistics for political reasons.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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By the end of the episode, Isaac is dead, Nibs has had part of her memory wiped, and Slightly has been manipulated by Morrow into letting one of the face-huggers turn Arthur into a Xenomorph incubator.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Coming in second overall was The Traitors, the reality competition series on Peacock, which took home four awards, including Alan Cumming for Best Reality Host.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Two key points in the case were that board members who personally opposed the books took the action against the input of an advisory committee, and that the board members' action was based on speculative, not actual, fears of disruption.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The share of respondents indicating that foreign and local companies were treated equally rose by 5 percentage points to 37%.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Money markets, which are treated as safe havens, won't lose value since they are fixed at $1 per share, Stovall said, but the income received will go down if interest rates fall in the future.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The deal was negotiated between Signature Entertainment’s Acquisitions Executive Max Hart and Kinology’s CEO Grégoire Melin.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Participation alone seems to be the end goal, the assemblage of a cacophony of voices without any avenues to interrogate the way power is shared or negotiated in collective spaces.—
Kate Wagner,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Fielded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fielded. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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