SPOKE (TO OR WITH) Synonyms: 14 Similar Words

spoke (to or with)

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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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Over the weekend, Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, reaffirmed the country’s support for Hezbollah in a letter addressed to its leader Naim Qassem.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Democrats were right to insist that those concerns be addressed, and over the course of these negotiations, Republicans and the White House acepted ethics provisions that would have been unthinkable only months ago.

— Anthony Scaramucci, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

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Mack greeted Xzavion Curry with a run-scoring single and went to second on Javier Sanoja’s groundout before scoring on Edwards’ two-out bloop single.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
Gracie greeted me at the door, then walked over and urinated on a rug.

— Cathy M. Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

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