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as in watched
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
tend the store while I run an errand
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as in grew
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
lately I haven't been doing a good job of tending my garden
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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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as in managed
to look after and make decisions about
the dying patriarch wondered who would tend the family business after he was gone
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Recent Examples of tended
Jamie Hailstone,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Historically, countries that have aggressively adopted automation have tended toward lower unemployment, not higher.
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Amanda McMaster,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Sleeper told me that previous versions of Neo had tended to fall over.
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Stephen Witt,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Print-time estimates also tended to be optimistic, particularly during large multicolor jobs involving hundreds of filament swaps.
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Michael Lydick,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2026
One national survey of over 5,000 participants found that people who exercised in the morning tended to have a lower body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference as compared to midday and evening exercisers.
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Jenessa Connor,
Health,
26 June 2026
Hypersonic missiles have been in development for a while now, but these have tended to be extremely complex machines that are mind-bogglingly expensive to make and slow to deploy.
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David Szondy
june 26,
New Atlas,
26 June 2026
It is bordered by a playground, tended by a man who cuts back the grass borders with a scythe.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
There’s evidence that people whose tumors had higher levels of these receptors tended to live longer, especially people with breast cancer.
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Elise M. Brett,
EverydayHealth.com,
26 June 2026
Verb
And the use of microbial enrichment tended to increase above-ground biomass in native broadleaf woodland areas by 13% after four years, with the greatest benefits seen in the first year after planting.
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Jamie Hailstone,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Historically, countries that have aggressively adopted automation have tended toward lower unemployment, not higher.
—
Amanda McMaster,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Sleeper told me that previous versions of Neo had tended to fall over.
—
Stephen Witt,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Print-time estimates also tended to be optimistic, particularly during large multicolor jobs involving hundreds of filament swaps.
—
Michael Lydick,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2026
One national survey of over 5,000 participants found that people who exercised in the morning tended to have a lower body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference as compared to midday and evening exercisers.
—
Jenessa Connor,
Health,
26 June 2026
Hypersonic missiles have been in development for a while now, but these have tended to be extremely complex machines that are mind-bogglingly expensive to make and slow to deploy.
—
David Szondy
june 26,
New Atlas,
26 June 2026
It is bordered by a playground, tended by a man who cuts back the grass borders with a scythe.
—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
There’s evidence that people whose tumors had higher levels of these receptors tended to live longer, especially people with breast cancer.
—
Elise M. Brett,
EverydayHealth.com,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tended
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Aniston, on the other hand, leaned into the shoe's casual roots, wearing hers with jeans and a tank top for a relaxed look that felt quintessentially summer.
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By the 1960s, advertisers have leaned into the new narrative with ads depicting cars as a central piece of home ownership, often showcasing suburban families with a two-car garage.
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Another witness who watched the incident unfold described the dog as a German Shepherd.
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The case has been closely watched by critics who say the prosecution could have serious implications for protesters nationwide and First Amendment free speech rights.
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Instead, her popularity grew steadily before exploding during her breakthrough run to the Miami Open semifinals as a wild card last spring.
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More than 120 campers and rafters were evacuated from a stretch of the Colorado River over the weekend of June 27 as one of more than a dozen large wildfires grew rapidly in the West.
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These crucial soft skills, highly valued by employers, are cultivated through real-world experience rather than academic transcripts.
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By empowering skin care professionals with the tools, knowledge and support to specialize in acne, Face Reality has cultivated a network of skin care providers who act as both advocates and extensions of the brand.
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The Phillies loaded the bases with two outs in the second, and after fouling off several Chandler pitches, Crawford took another late swipe and managed to hit one down the third base line off the end of the bat.
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In addition, problems at large banks — the failure of which could cause systemic issues — can be managed better if those banks have a larger cushion of reserves to draw on, either to get through a difficult period or to be resolved.
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Jim added that he would be inclined to trim Meta if the stock spikes.
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Prices fluctuate throughout the year but I would be inclined to say that the best prices on big purchases have been around Black Friday.
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But Simón supervised three months of rehearsals prior to production with most of the cast, all of which the director filmed on her Handicam.
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That enables Cadence’s system, which is supervised by physicians, to alert a clinician when a patient is deteriorating before a stroke or heart attack, for example.
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This story was produced with financial support from supporters including The Green Family Foundation Trust and Ken O’Keefe, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.
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What that fourth-inning strikeout, the following exchange of beliefs and subsequent skirmish produced, then, was fittingly a form of presence.
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“Tended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tended. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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