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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
Those artists were ironic and aloof, treating advertising and mass-media imagery as expressions of a broader fug of celebrity and consumerism.
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Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
In order to access it, a licensed treating physician must submit a request to Revolution Medicines, where an institutional review board then looks it over.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 June 2026
However, significant gaps have remained in healthcare's ability to produce innovative leaps that radically reshape what's possible in treating disease.
—Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
But Altman says treating the mounting competition as a race is a potentially slippery slope.
—Annie Palmer,samantha Subin,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 1 June 2026
Shortly upon arriving in Iraq, Armonda had realized that the standard procedure for treating severe brain trauma wasn’t working.
—Martha Raddatz, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
The rage turned to violence again late Sunday, when young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients, demanding the bodies of their relatives.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Lastly, this approach to treating silk could allow for upcycling used textiles, which previously would have to be dissolved before processing, or simply discarded.
—New Atlas, 25 May 2026
Its treating its legends better than ever.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
In order to access it, a licensed treating physician must submit a request to Revolution Medicines, where an institutional review board then looks it over.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 June 2026
However, significant gaps have remained in healthcare's ability to produce innovative leaps that radically reshape what's possible in treating disease.
—Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
But Altman says treating the mounting competition as a race is a potentially slippery slope.
—Annie Palmer,samantha Subin,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 1 June 2026
Shortly upon arriving in Iraq, Armonda had realized that the standard procedure for treating severe brain trauma wasn’t working.
—Martha Raddatz, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
The rage turned to violence again late Sunday, when young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients, demanding the bodies of their relatives.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Lastly, this approach to treating silk could allow for upcycling used textiles, which previously would have to be dissolved before processing, or simply discarded.
—New Atlas, 25 May 2026
Its treating its legends better than ever.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for treating
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And the facility, beyond serving an 11-state region, will be a central transfer point where vendors can bring their products to one location rather than having to drop them off at multiple warehouses.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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There was a twinge of disruption, because Alexander Zverev (29) and Daniil Medvedev (30) introduced a blend of unreturnable serving and baseline dexterity that briefly forced even the Big Three to patch their software.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Xcel also plans to file additional proposals addressing both short-term and long-term power needs.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
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Peace deals or a crackdown Voters across Latin America are increasingly ditching leaders that pitched progressive policies aimed at addressing the root issues of conflict, such as lack of opportunities for young people and corruption.—
Megan Janetsky,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Sonko and Faye had diverged on how to resolve the crisis, but the formation of a new government may clarify the path forward, Paul Melly, a consulting fellow at UK think tank Chatham House, told Semafor.—
Jenny Vaughan,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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After consulting with its attorneys, the board conceded, accepting a settlement offer that would allow the data center to proceed with only minimal concessions from the firm.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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They were encouraged to purchase pricey gemstones from him that were supposedly imbued with healing powers.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Tazheen Nizam, executive director of the San Diego office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, said the pain might last forever, even as healing beings.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Pasadena police will be handling the perimeter and directing pedestrians and traffic away from the training area.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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White can point to patterns and minutes restrictions, and there is a reasonable basketball explanation for managing Boston's workload.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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The Spurs’ defense was incredibly connected, aggressively rotating on and off SGA doubles and managing not to get exposed on the back end.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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The chemical is believed to work in a number of ways—jamming smell detectors so that mosquitoes cannot recognize a human or animal target, conferring a bitter taste that mosquitoes detect on their feet, or mimicking the smell of natural mosquito-repelling plants.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
28 May 2026
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After conferring, the umpires agreed, ruling her out.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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The construction is part of Caltrans’ $280 million Yolo 80 Pavement Rehabilitation Project, which includes adding bus and carpool lanes, improving pedestrian crossings, upgrading guardrails and barriers, replacing overhead signs, installing fiber-optic cable and rehabilitating ramps.—
Velvet Wu
May 28,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
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Right tackle Austin Jackson, who also didn’t participate in OTAs last week, is rehabilitating from offseason foot surgery, Hafley said.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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“Treating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treating. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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