tended 1 of 2

past tense of tend
as in leaned
to show a liking or proneness (for something) her wardrobe tends toward dark colors and heavy fabrics

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verb (2)

past tense of tend
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as in cultivated
to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on plots that during the war were tended by city dwellers as vegetable gardens

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These lessons also tended to focus on heroes and holidays rather than deeper explorations of understanding civics through multiple perspectives. Robert Maloy, The Conversation, 17 Oct. 2025 Newcomers tended to watch the show, not participate. Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025 Meals are hyper-locally sourced, in part from the garden out back tended by the head of grounds—who also doubles as the yoga instructor—and serve as an education to the flora and fauna of the desert. Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025 Black and Latino adults living in rural communities tended to have higher rates of obesity compared to people living in metro areas, while people with college degrees and higher household incomes tended to have lower obesity rates. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025 These participants tended to report good physical health and strong social relationships, but their testing revealed small declines in memory and emotional awareness. Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025 The left tended to emphasize a housing-first policy that prioritized finding shelter for homeless people. Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025 Countries with less robust systems to track antibiotic resistance tended to report higher levels, too. NPR, 15 Oct. 2025 Prior to the pandemic, the nonprofit tended to average just under a million dollars raised between 40 to 45 charity partners every year, said Dean Orton, Twin Cities in Motion president. Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Tended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tended. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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