SPEAK (TO OR WITH) Synonyms: 14 Similar Words

speak (to or with)

verb

Definition of speak (to or with)

as in to talk (to)

to communicate with by means of spoken words we spoke to the mall's leasing agent about opening a shop

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address

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The state liquor board would have had to address that question, but the application won’t get that far without the local zoning certificate.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Credit to Tyler Green, creator and host of the Modern Art Notes podcast, for addressing the politics of preservation in relation to Shift.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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