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verb

past tense of treat
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as in handled
to behave toward in a stated way she tries to treat all of her students fairly and equally, regardless of her personal feelings toward them

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Recent Examples of treated
Verb
For most of Saturday afternoon, Boise State treated one of college football’s most daunting stadiums with a suspicious lack of reverence. Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 The child was treated by medics on scene and taken to Cook Children’s Hospital, where she was pronounced dead in the emergency room. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026 Two were taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, while the third was treated at the scene for minor injuries, Smith said. Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Some areas recently treated were Crestwood, Chicago Ridge, Harvey, Oak Lawn, Orland Park and Palos Heights, according to the district’s Facebook page. Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 In Aceh’s Bener Meriah regency, 15 elementary school students and a school principal were treated after experiencing dizziness, nausea and other symptoms following a school meal. ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 Prince said the animals still needed to be examined, treated and medically cleared before they could be put up for adoption. Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026 Chan’s parents always treated their back pain from laborious food industry jobs with acupuncture and cupping, the practice of using cups or suction on the skin to stimulate blood flow and the flow of chi, or energy. Cara Kelly, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 None of this was treated as a foregone conclusion during production. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for treated
Adjective
  • Perhaps more importantly, though, the Broncos appear prepared to withstand a potential absence from Dobbins thanks to the addition of rookie Jonah Coleman, who drew rave reviews from the coaching staff for his performance in camp.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • After a game that saw BSU’s staff have the team focused, prepared and excited, while Oregon seemed to have its players sleepwalking at times?
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Cons Online-only bank with no physical branches, so all support is handled digitally or by phone.
    Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The alders’ letter also questioned how multi-school facility management is handled and what training has taken place.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Two doctors from Formula Medicine, an Italian center for driver performance working with BMW, which runs two cars in Hypercar in conjunction with the WRT team, directly addressed the suit’s cooling duration.
    Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In an interview with Spectrum News, Husted addressed a seeming shift in his position.
    Maham Javaid, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Investigators reinterviewed people connected to the case, consulted an independent pediatric radiologist and obtained additional laboratory analysis.
    KC Baker, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The past few weeks have seen the former Dateline correspondent and To Catch a Predator host state that he was not consulted on the movie and did not know about the production until shortly before the trailer dropped in May.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • As the foot injury healed, Estévez encountered another obstacle.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The book centers on his belief that personal transformation can happen even before someone feels completely healed.
    Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Low-fiber, constipating diets are rich in highly processed or fast foods and dehydrating beverages like excessive alcohol.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 28 June 2026
  • Nearly half of Americans don’t realize processed meat is linked to a higher risk of colorectal cancer.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Chaos fatigue isn’t the only side dish being served with the recent rash of court orders; chaos consequences appear to be on a platter as well.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Castro served in the military before becoming a federal immigration officer, the lawyer, David Lindenmuth, said after the hearing.
    Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Cygnus International Space Station (ISS) resupply program, which is managed by Northrop Grumman.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Tanvir managed to run a fan using an unwieldy connection of power cords.
    Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Treated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treated. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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