FIELDING Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

fielding

verb

Definition of fielding

present participle of field

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 wide receiver drew a big crowd of reporters following practice, fielding plenty of questions about how things ended before he was traded to the Patriots. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Within these portfolios of record, the services should have the freedom that today’s DIU has to switch from product to product, version to version, and from prototype to operational fielding without having to go back to Congress. — Doug Beck, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 The Giants need to start fielding a modern NFL offense that can win games consistently for the team. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026 In 2018, Becerra, while serving as state attorney general, popped by Thomas’ golf tournament retirement party, ditching his security detail and fielding work calls from the links. — Ben Paviour august 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026 This squad broke records for fielding the oldest average team in their Premier League era last season. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026 Lionsgate, home to Rambo, The Hunger Games, and John Wick, has been fielding informal interest for some time, Semafor reported earlier this year, as activists eye the potential takeover target. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026 After fielding complaints from Mangione’s defense team about potential space limitations, court administrators arranged for an overflow room. — Adam Reiss, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026 That was the case when SDFC and Tijuana met a year ago in the inaugural Baja Cup at Snapdragon Stadium, with both teams fielding mixed squads that did not include Mora or MLS Newcomer of the Year Anders Dreyer. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fielding

Verb

That gives the new processor a path into systems handling large transaction-processing and data-intensive workloads.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2026
Such transformers are physically smaller and lighter than conventional transformers, have modular designs that enable easy upgrades or replacements of parts, and can perform as all-in-one power electronic devices by handling multiple tasks.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of handling

Verb

This is the first in a five-piece-series addressing how to test and train your balance at home.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Meeting their needs requires addressing stagnant Medicaid rates for behavioral health and ensuring health insurance covers behavioral needs, advocates said.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of addressing

Verb

The experiment, therefore, suggests that empty space itself could become a new tool for manipulating quantum matter, much like other efforts to push the limits of superconducting materials.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Herrouet was arrested in November and charged with grand theft and running a scheme to defraud by employing relatives and manipulating payroll expenses, according to the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of manipulating

Verb

Guidance includes carrying ample water and supplies, checking road and weather conditions in advance and taking an alternative means of communication, such as a satellite communicator or emergency beacon.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Video from the scene showed law enforcement officers taking cover behind patrol SUVs on the street near the home as a small tactical team behind a handheld shield moved toward the structure.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of taking

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Under it, the USAF can issue individual work orders as engines need attention, without negotiating a completely new contract each time.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
The author advises negotiating exit terms fiercely, choosing fewer, aligned investors, and building sellable systems from day one, whether or not outside capital is involved.

— Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of negotiating

Verb

Second, stop treating weather as a static forecast and start treating it as a real-time AI signal.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The Democratic Socialists of America may be on the upswing, but that organization’s position on Israel — in effect treating it as a revisionist state a la North Korea — still holds little traction on Capitol Hill.

— Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026