as in handling
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 fielding
The company is now fielding offers from investors for a new round of funding that could value it at about $800 billion or higher.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
The only guarantee seems to be that no matter what the rules are, the cost of fielding a competitive team is continuing to go up every year.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Contreras left Tuesday’s game in the fifth inning after experiencing back tightness fielding a ground ball at first, though Cora told reporters in Minnesota that the issue isn’t believed to be serious.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Part of being a leader is fielding requests from employees.
—Ron Carucci, Harvard Business Review, 10 Apr. 2026
Months after fielding criticism from European officials — Russia has been largely isolated from the rest of Europe since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine — Trump made a change.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
More often than not, a lack of numbers have prevented the program from fielding a full varsity team, something Kendall and second-year coach Tonia Logan would like to remedy.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The United States Army is moving closer to fielding its next-generation infantry fighting vehicle, as American Rheinmetall revealed fresh details about the Lynx XM30 while the Pentagon prepares a $547 million procurement request for fiscal year 2027.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Let’s face it, the Rockies aren’t fielding very many All-Star Game candidates.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
The only guarantee seems to be that no matter what the rules are, the cost of fielding a competitive team is continuing to go up every year.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Contreras left Tuesday’s game in the fifth inning after experiencing back tightness fielding a ground ball at first, though Cora told reporters in Minnesota that the issue isn’t believed to be serious.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Part of being a leader is fielding requests from employees.
—Ron Carucci, Harvard Business Review, 10 Apr. 2026
Months after fielding criticism from European officials — Russia has been largely isolated from the rest of Europe since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine — Trump made a change.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
More often than not, a lack of numbers have prevented the program from fielding a full varsity team, something Kendall and second-year coach Tonia Logan would like to remedy.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The United States Army is moving closer to fielding its next-generation infantry fighting vehicle, as American Rheinmetall revealed fresh details about the Lynx XM30 while the Pentagon prepares a $547 million procurement request for fiscal year 2027.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Let’s face it, the Rockies aren’t fielding very many All-Star Game candidates.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fielding
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The agency's Majorr Crimes Unit is handling the investigation.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Other features land somewhere in the middle, including a high-pivot rear suspension for cushioning against potholes and handling light trail use, as well as turn signals.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2026
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Despite Magic guard Desmond Bane, clearly under the weather, struggling from beyond the arc but still managing to contribute 17 points.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Vellimalar, a social worker and managing trustee of the company, works with as many as 500 women farmers in the region, explaining government policies, assisting them with loans, and providing farming assistance.—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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And nothing in your reply seems to recognize that this is a common, patronizingly ageist way of addressing people.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Europe turned its attention to the Palestinians on Monday as the election defeat of Israel ally Victor Orban in Hungary gives new momentum to efforts addressing Gaza and the occupied West Bank.—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Clayton Seigle, a senior fellow in the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told ABC News that spoofing or manipulating the tracking system can obscure a vessel's origins, destination and cargo.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Of course, Butcher does a lot of blatant manipulating here, using Ryan’s insecurity about his deadly powers to convince him the world is better without supes altogether.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
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Other officers in the area saw the two men in a struggle and assisted in taking Mullins into custody, according to police.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
22 Apr. 2026
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Let’s imagine—in a case of truly terrible architectural planning—that there is only one extremely slow elevator, stopping at each floor and taking one minute per floor.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
21 Apr. 2026
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Iranian media outlets are portraying the development as a victory for Tehran’s negotiating position, claiming that Iran’s insistence on linking progress in talks with Washington to a ceasefire in Lebanon compelled the United States and Israel to agree to a ceasefire there.—
CNN staff,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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Documents entered in court on Thursday show that the man’s lawyers and prosecutors have been negotiating a deal, though the terms and just what Bryant would be admitting to aren’t yet known.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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And in some clinical trials, psilocybin, MDMA and LSD have been found to have promising results in treating mental health conditions.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
20 Apr. 2026
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Lindsay Olson, the founder of Lulu Designs, explains how treating the outdoors as a room prevents a space from looking sparse.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Fielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fielding. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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