attending (to)

Definition of attending (to)next
present participle of attend (to)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attending (to)
Verb
  • Drewenski said the project was put on hold because of the city’s limited resources, and said the city was working on setting up a committee to address the issue of redevelopment.
    Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • So far, there has been no formal commitment from either side about the scale of investment or on setting up a joint venture.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • After the fundraiser, sweet young couple Austin (Charles Melton) and Ashley (Cailee Spaeny) are making out by the tennis courts, fantasizing about one day having a family, when their boss, Janet (Michole Briana White), asks them to drop off Josh’s wallet at his house.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
  • By the end, the vibe had apparently gotten away from him slightly — a couple in the audience was making out.
    Kennedy French, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The royal couple’s swing through the city comes midway through a four-day trip marking 250 years of American independence.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Dam Nation, the former official NIL collective for Oregon State athletics, has filed a federal lawsuit against Blueprint Sports and Entertainment, marking the latest fallout over the consultancy’s attempt to position itself as an in-house NIL agency for schools.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Safety and Clinic Standards Safety is often one of the first concerns people have when considering treatment abroad.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Van Bendegem, who would become a leading scholar on ultrafinitist logic, later addressed these concerns by considering a geometry in which a line or curve has width and is both finite and finitely divisible.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Colombia’s Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences said specialists including dentists, anthropologists and forensic doctors are identifying the victims.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Residents identifying themselves as Democrats, who made up 48% of the polling sample, held a 44% favorable view of Johnson, while 35% viewed him unfavorably.
    Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Attending (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attending%20%28to%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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