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
Then there was Officer Niwa, who willingly fielded questions across from Moynihan Hall.
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Antonio Ferme, Variety, 11 June 2026
With a runner at first, Messick fielded Caballero's bunt but threw wildly past first.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Jacoby Cady fielded and fired home to Leo Dowling, who dropped the tag down on the runner.
—Tim Crowley, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Jase Bowen then laid down a bunt that would have been a sacrifice, getting Sheets to third base, had pitcher Tejay Antone and third baseman Eugenio Suarez not both sort of hesitated and then collided as Antone fielded the ball.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Its combat deployments across multiple continents have cemented its reputation as one of the most effective attack helicopters ever fielded by a European nation.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
Thirteen different franchises have fielded a Finals team during that time, including seven different Western Conference champs in the last seven seasons.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Hart fielded a bounce pass from Jalen Brunson at the top of the key.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Sakakihara fielded massive financial support from wealthy tech interests in the weeks leading up to election day that spent millions in advertising and other supportive independent expenditures.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Antonio Ferme, Variety, 11 June 2026
With a runner at first, Messick fielded Caballero's bunt but threw wildly past first.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Jacoby Cady fielded and fired home to Leo Dowling, who dropped the tag down on the runner.
—Tim Crowley, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Jase Bowen then laid down a bunt that would have been a sacrifice, getting Sheets to third base, had pitcher Tejay Antone and third baseman Eugenio Suarez not both sort of hesitated and then collided as Antone fielded the ball.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Its combat deployments across multiple continents have cemented its reputation as one of the most effective attack helicopters ever fielded by a European nation.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
Thirteen different franchises have fielded a Finals team during that time, including seven different Western Conference champs in the last seven seasons.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Hart fielded a bounce pass from Jalen Brunson at the top of the key.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Sakakihara fielded massive financial support from wealthy tech interests in the weeks leading up to election day that spent millions in advertising and other supportive independent expenditures.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fielded
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Neither Del Rio nor Lewis has directly addressed the situation, though Lewis posted a vague statement after Del Rio's firing was publicized.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Dec. 2025
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These qubits store information in individual atoms, which must be addressed using laser beams tuned with extraordinary accuracy.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Dec. 2025
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But the path from prototype to production at scale remains fragmented, handled by a patchwork of specialized suppliers or brave product companies building proprietary deployment and maintenance pipelines.—
Bill Curtis,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Sitting there is a 10-ton trash compactor that handled everything that the team threw out.—
Carlton Gillespie,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Sarah and Zoë have managed to rescue Dinah and are attempting a way off the Scottish island where she was being held.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Dec. 2025
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The wildfire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 107 days.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Dec. 2025
Verb
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He’s been manipulated to believe that this is what’s necessary by his sister.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
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The people drawing the lines manipulated the system for partisan advantage.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 2026
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After the second red card, Mexico took its foot off the gas again and was met with whistles from the crowd, who were hungry for more goals.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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The Cadets trailed 1-0 through three innings Thursday, but took the lead in the fourth on a single from Brody Cashill that plated a pair.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
12 June 2026
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When a motley crowd of 10,000 gathered outside the DNC convention to protest the party’s complicity in the war in Vietnam, the Chicago police force treated them as invaders rather than people exercising their right to assemble.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
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Roughly 70% to 80% of patients treated with the technology have gotten better, results that are far better than with traditional transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, or with some electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT.—
Cathie Anderson
Updated December 9,
Sacbee.com,
9 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Following the end of the lease, the city of Escondido would regain ownership of the space or a new lease could be negotiated.—
Frankie Rowley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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The building project was negotiated by Rick Snyder, the former Republican governor of Michigan, and paid for by Canada to help ease congestion at the existing Ambassador Bridge and Detroit-Windsor tunnel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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