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
After fielding some trade offers, nothing came close to moving me.
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The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Barkley spent the morning watching pitchers fielding work, bullpens and live batting practice on the backfields.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Now firmly established as both a premier service destination and a rising industry hub, Morocco is looking outward, fielding major delegations at platforms such as Venice Production Bridge and this year’s EFM to connect a new generation of filmmakers directly to the global market.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Grassroots Defense Smith said the Liberal Gun Club is now fielding thousands of new training requests, a volume that’s up twofold or threefold from last year and contains a significant increase in women.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
The other is a 67-year-old Islamist leader whose party is fielding no women candidates in the polls.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Tri Pham, owner of Katy restaurant Torii Japanese Inspired, said he was used to fielding requests from customers about private omakase meals.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2026
When Kansas started Big 12 play, there was a real worry that the Jayhawks could be in jeopardy of fielding a low seed for the NCAA Tournament.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
Vrabel, coaches and players all spent Monday night fielding questions during Super Bowl Opening Night.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Barkley spent the morning watching pitchers fielding work, bullpens and live batting practice on the backfields.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Now firmly established as both a premier service destination and a rising industry hub, Morocco is looking outward, fielding major delegations at platforms such as Venice Production Bridge and this year’s EFM to connect a new generation of filmmakers directly to the global market.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Grassroots Defense Smith said the Liberal Gun Club is now fielding thousands of new training requests, a volume that’s up twofold or threefold from last year and contains a significant increase in women.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
The other is a 67-year-old Islamist leader whose party is fielding no women candidates in the polls.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Tri Pham, owner of Katy restaurant Torii Japanese Inspired, said he was used to fielding requests from customers about private omakase meals.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2026
When Kansas started Big 12 play, there was a real worry that the Jayhawks could be in jeopardy of fielding a low seed for the NCAA Tournament.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
Vrabel, coaches and players all spent Monday night fielding questions during Super Bowl Opening Night.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fielding
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Restaurant workers handling dead roaches and not noticing enough rodent poop to fill a human toilet lowlight this week’s Sick and Shut Down List of South Florida restaurants failing inspection.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Businesses handling sensitive data demand stable and predictable outputs.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
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City staff is evaluating options for managing the orchard, including working with existing staff.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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With a dual perspective, this novel follows Maya managing her grief and facing the past while mothers in China are forced to give up their own daughters.—
Amanda Favazza,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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The Guthrie family's 'hour of desperation' The Guthrie family has posted several videos on social media over the past two weeks, addressing both Savannah Guthrie's followers and a person who may have abducted Nancy Guthrie.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Midway through her second edition at the helm of the Berlinale, the combative festival director wastes no time addressing the political storm that flared on opening day and quickly threatened to eclipse the films themselves.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
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Hogan and his men secretly functioned as an espionage and sabotage operation, successfully manipulating the inept Germans over the course of 168 episodes.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
18 Feb. 2026
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Trump fired former Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer in August, implying that the agency was manipulating labor market data under her leadership.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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Also on Tuesday, Indivisible CT is conducting an anti-ICE rally on the state Capitol lawn, taking political aim at a federal agency that has fallen sharply out of public favor after killing two American citizens in Minnesota and roughing up scores of others.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2026
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The European Union’s first offshore carbon storage facility, taking emissions from Denmark and injecting them into the seabed below the North Sea, is due to start operating by mid-2026.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Senator says that's 'bottom line' Still, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, said Republicans have been negotiating in good faith.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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The rest of the negotiating team soon arrived, still fresh from their trip to Abu Dhabi.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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By treating purity as a design parameter, engineers can now develop materials that thrive in the most punishing environments, such as hypersonic flight and extraterrestrial construction.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Only recently had many countries stopped treating solo female travelers as a problem to be managed, no longer refusing them hotel rooms when traveling without a man, or denying them credit cards to pay for it.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Fielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fielding. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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