Thesaurus results for WAS (TO)

was (to)

verb

Definition of was (to)

past tense of be (to)

as in treated

to behave toward in a stated way you need to be nice to your brother

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The victim, who hasn't been publicly identified, was treated at the scene by Santa Monica PD officers until paramedics took him to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
The king has hemolytic anemia and was being treated with cortisone, leading to fluid accumulation in the body that required hospital treatment, the palace said last week.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of treated

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Moody, who served as Florida’s attorney general when the settlement was approved, struck a more reserved note, appearing to distance herself from the investigation.

— Liv Caputo, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
If inmates served jail time and posted bond, staff were instructed to contact immigration officials, the newspaper reported.

— Rachel Spacek, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of served

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The authors note that such items are extremely rare and hence very costly; such transactions would not usually be handled via public social media posts.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
Sky forward-center Azura Stevens opened the team’s press availability, saying that security handled a fan incident and that the team was going to focus on the game.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

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was (to)

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