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as in serving
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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as in addressing
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
school officials treated the vandalism of the students' artwork as a very serious matter
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as in consulting
to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem
I will treat with my lawyer and let you know what we decide
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as in healing
to give medical treatment to
a nurse treating a patient
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Recent Examples of treating
Effective leadership requires collaboration, compromise and treating everyone — agents, politicians and community members — with courtesy and respect.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
While Novo Nordisk's GLP-1 is approved for reducing cardiovascular risks and treating patients with liver and kidney disease, Eli Lilly's GLP-1/GIP combo is approved for treating sleep apnea in people with obesity.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 4 May 2026
But even for businesses and policymakers who build the world everyone’s clock follows, the case for treating sleep as a priority could hardly be stronger.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 4 May 2026
This is about balance, protecting our deputies, treating inmates humanely and running a system that is safe, efficient and built for the future.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Those Depression-era beginnings shaped his life and judicial philosophy — treating everyone fairly, his family said.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
And preventing a disease is far easier and less expensive than treating an existing one, Melamed said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Soil Nutrient Deficiency Lawn care is far more about treating the soil than treating the actual grass itself.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 2 May 2026
Greater weight should be given to longitudinal treatment records and the opinions of treating mental health professionals.
—Jeffrey Freedman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
While Novo Nordisk's GLP-1 is approved for reducing cardiovascular risks and treating patients with liver and kidney disease, Eli Lilly's GLP-1/GIP combo is approved for treating sleep apnea in people with obesity.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 4 May 2026
But even for businesses and policymakers who build the world everyone’s clock follows, the case for treating sleep as a priority could hardly be stronger.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 4 May 2026
This is about balance, protecting our deputies, treating inmates humanely and running a system that is safe, efficient and built for the future.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Those Depression-era beginnings shaped his life and judicial philosophy — treating everyone fairly, his family said.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
And preventing a disease is far easier and less expensive than treating an existing one, Melamed said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Soil Nutrient Deficiency Lawn care is far more about treating the soil than treating the actual grass itself.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 2 May 2026
Greater weight should be given to longitudinal treatment records and the opinions of treating mental health professionals.
—Jeffrey Freedman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for treating
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Giuliani was elected New York’s mayor in 1993 after serving as one of the nation’s highest-profile prosecutors, taking on mobsters and crooked Wall Street traders.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Church threw himself into public life, serving as a parks commissioner in New York and helping to found the Metropolitan Museum of Art.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Venus in your 2nd House pulls you toward comfort or keeping things easy instead of addressing it fully.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Similarly, with the CARE Court and initiatives addressing drug use and mental health, a strong clinical component is essential — good intentions alone are not enough.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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The key question for the AI era is whether cheaper legal memos, financial models, and consulting decks will similarly unlock dormant, unmet demand at scale—or whether most of that demand was already being served, and AI is simply doing the same work with fewer people.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Statistical Forecasting, the consulting firm that the city hires to model enrollment for school capital investment, projects that enrollment will drop another 11 percent in the next five years in the city’s traditional public schools.—
Marc Novicoff,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Yet neither approach had any factual basis, and any success either group had was likely due to the placebo effect—merely giving a patient special attention and the hope of a cure can be healing in itself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Jeremy Renner is getting real about his healing journey following his tragic snow plow accident in 2023.—
Janelle Ash , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Rai Cinema International Distribution, which is handling world sales, will unveil first footage in Cannes, with the production slated for completion in the fourth quarter of the year.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
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Endorphins and serotonin spike, and over time the brain gets better at handling stressful conditions.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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Spectra has been involved in the downtown Hartford apartment market for more than a decade, developing or managing more than 700 units.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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The poll finds Trump is also underwater on managing every issue measured, as two-thirds of Americans say the country is headed in the wrong direction and Democrats' midterm lead over Republicans has increased slightly to 5 points.—
Emily Guskin,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
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At City, Jeglertz has been praised for conferring freedom and flexibility and thus more tactical dynamism compared to the more rigid and strict possession-style football espoused by former manager Taylor.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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One of the main challenges faced by SEJ as a media development organization is to engage the public both as an audience and as an actor through its possible contribution to the global process of conferring to the environment a high-priority status.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026
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Sea otter mentorship is at the forefront of a formal partnership between the Aquarium of the Pacific and Monterey Bay Aquarium, which has been rehabilitating sea otters since the 1980s, according to Long.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Mahomes is rehabilitating from a knee injury suffered in Week 14 last season.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Treating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treating. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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