is (to)

present tense third-person singular of be (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for is (to)
Verb
  • Interpretation treats literature as a set of symbols, or in other words, representations.
    Big Think, Big Think, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Before long, Dark Renaissance treats Marlowe as a confirmed and known unbeliever.
    Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.
    Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
  • For Turkish designer Buket Hoscan Bazman, brass serves a similar narrative role.
    Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The national entertainment group Knitting Factory Entertainment handles talent-buying duties, according to the release.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • RIOgaleão–Aeroporto Internacional Tom Jobim (GIG) handles most international flights, while Airport Santos Dumont (SDU) focuses on domestic routes and is closer to downtown.
    Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Is (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/is%20%28to%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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