SPOKE (TO OR WITH) Synonyms: 14 Similar Words

spoke (to or with)

verb

Definition of spoke (to or with)

past tense of speak (to or with)

as in talked (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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Shelford addressed the deckhand’s absence during the episode as his crew grappled with a series of setbacks.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Haase addressed this, saying that of the 90 positions that were lost when Zalando’s product studio was closed, around 60 people were able to be relocated elsewhere in the company.

— Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2026

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Taken out of her home on a stretcher in the upscale Retiro neighborhood, María del Carmen Abascal was greeted by protesters and supporters as she was loaded into an ambulance.

— Alicia Leon, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
The president’s motorcade arrived just as the national anthem was being sung, and the president was later shown on a jumbotron and greeted with cheers, according to a text pool report.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

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