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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of treated
Verb
These products have long been treated as compromises — fallbacks for pet owners or renters. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 But the familiarity of the fantasy elements and the brusqueness with which they’re treated would be forgivable if Wildwood did a better job exploring how the real world connects to the magical side of the story. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 In the final step, the duo treated the paint with heat, giving it a three-dimensional effect that matched Skarsgård’s prosthetic top. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026 Not all are offered biomarker testing or treated by doctors familiar with their subtype of lung cancer. — Stat Staff, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026 All of the participants had undergone surgery to remove their tumors and were being treated with Merck’s immunotherapy drug Keytruda. — David Cox, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 Thompson was treated at a hospital after a Hurst police officer pulled her from her car following the traffic stop. — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026 Its exterior styling is modern and Scandinavian-like, with a steel base, pale thermally treated timber, and a metal roof. — New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026 Curiously, the professional investment community treated the $25-billion judgment as a non-story. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for treated
Adjective
  • The answers depend on how services are operated and the commitments companies are prepared to make.
    — Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The grocer specializes in Mexican and Latino foods, including prepared meals, fresh meats from a butcher’s counter, aguas frescas and a variety of produce.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The October 19 exercise tested how the vessel handled changing mission requirements and simulated machinery failures without onboard crew intervention.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Braking is handled by dual-piston hydraulic calipers clamping down on large rotors for the promise of serious stopping power even in wet weather.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In a post last week, Musk also addressed the government's relationship to Starlink and its missile-tracking Starshield program.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • In 2020, a soil scientist from Washington State University addressed this, shortly after Seattle founded the first US company, Recompose, to commercialize NOR.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The pickup’s driver, a 34-year-old woman from Garden City, Kansas, was taken into custody but was later released after police consulted with the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office.
    — Maggie Vespa, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • More complaints came in in June, and the agency contacted the people who filed them and gave them information about coyote behavior and consulted with the state about residents’ concerns.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Advertisement Ask your dentist to examine the tissue beneath the denture, especially if a sore hasn’t healed after two weeks.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But for Dolla $ign, time hasn’t healed the wound left by his close friend’s early departure.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Oct. 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
  • The report analyzes publicly available FBI and immigration arrest data and does not include details of whether charges were dropped or if people served any time in jail or prison.
    — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
  • According to the charges, he was previously convicted of misdemeanor domestic battery charges in Cook County in 2024, and was sentenced to 30 days' time served.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • An additional software test will examine whether computing applications can be deployed and managed reliably on the Moon.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • And no one has managed to fetch samples from Mars, let alone its moons.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

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“Treated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treated. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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