attending (to)

Definition of attending (to)next
present participle of attend (to)
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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
  • First, fiscal responsibility means protecting taxpayer dollars by funding core priorities Idahoans rely on, such as Infrastructure, public safety and education, while identifying waste, improving efficiency, and reducing the tax burden whenever possible.
    Mark Dee May 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
  • The problem is magnified when Hezbollah launches multiple drones at once, potentially overwhelming a system that’s not fully up to the task of identifying the incoming drones.
    Charbel Mallo, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
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“Attending (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attending%20%28to%29. Accessed 4 May. 2026.

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