ADDRESSES Synonyms: 199 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of address

as in manages

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently the problem will only get worse if you don't address it now

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as in devotes

to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention please address yourself to what I'm saying and not to the television

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as in contacts

to transmit information or requests to you may address the manager about your problems tomorrow

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addresses

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noun

plural of address

as in speeches

a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience George Washington's Farewell Address a papal address

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as in behaviors

the way or manner in which one conducts oneself a gentleman with all of poise and social address that one would expect of someone coming from old money

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More rockets per exercise JR3 addresses a practical problem for units operating HIMARS and M270 launchers. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 The new plan addresses how some boat owners were using the $175/month Roam Unlimited plan to receive satellite internet access while traveling the coast between countries. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 The legislation also addresses concerns about the payback period for studios that have elected to refund credits for cash. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 The agreement addresses the architecture that determines how the product operates. — Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 Gray also addresses the current debate around private credit. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Newport addresses this through the lens of concentration—which the author positions as a critical skill in a modern workplace filled with competing demands and distractions. — John Hall, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 While the haunting serial murders are the mainstay within the show, Kay also smartly addresses resentments in the police department between patrol cops and detectives and even officers who turn on each other. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

Noun

Microchannel cooling addresses this by moving coolant through tiny passages located close to the heat source. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 Off-grid residents blur the line between housed and homeless, as county officials juggle lax enforcement, environmental damage, real estate scams and calls to legalize basic services such as addresses and trash pickup. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Personal cell phone information was not provided for nearly 620 of those employees and personal email addresses weren’t listed for 115 staffers. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The deeply emotional song addresses coming out of a long dark period, whether from depression or illness or other circumstances. — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026 Police Chief Ed Hudak acknowledged that lying under oath is a crime but compared giving fake names and addresses to lying about one’s age, saying the matter likely wouldn’t end in prosecution. — Jessica Lipscomb, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 Avoid names, addresses, phone numbers or other information someone could easily guess. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Correspondence carried out through EarthLink and Hotmail addresses has, with a few exceptions, vanished into the ether. — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026 The overall development site has addresses of 1950, 1974, 1984 and 1998 Shattuck Ave. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

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In the end, however, Neto manages to round Ferdi Kadioglu, setting up Joao Pedro for a great chance.

— Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The multi-strategy fund made a name for itself through activism and manages roughly $80 billion.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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As Washington devotes more of the budget to servicing debt, Congress leaves less money for education, infrastructure, medical research, national defense and future economic emergencies.

— Carolyn Bourdeaux, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Bertolli, once a chef at a number of legendary San Francisco Bay Area restaurants before debuting his salumi company, Fra’ Mani, devotes 14 pages to his fondness for true balsamic vinegar and 12 ways to think about cooking with tomatoes.

— Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of devotes

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According to Bank of America's tracking, since the June Fed policy meeting, including events scheduled through this week, Fed officials have made a total of only 12 speeches and interviews.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Previous Fed chairs have often used speeches at Jackson Hole to address broad questions about interest-rate policy and the economy, or to signal upcoming changes in their approach.

— Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of speeches

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Neighbors have the capacity to influence behaviors on their blocks and in their communities, and young people can be held to accountability standards that eschew violence.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
One thing essential to understanding trust is to separate behaviors from beliefs.

— John C. Besley, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of behaviors

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Taylor Farms works with hundreds of family farms for its produce and handles processing, packaging and distribution itself.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
As a private entity, LifeWise handles its program independently, including parent opt-ins, locations, scheduling and student transportation.

— Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

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The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning that applies to more than 1 million people in San Diego County, mostly across inland valleys, foothills and mountains where high temperatures will approach or exceed 95 to 114 degrees.

— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
The new minimum applies to more than 50 unsolved homicides and missing-person cases in tribal communities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of applies

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The glacier reaches towards the sea in an enormous frozen wall.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Arthur Miller’s enduring impact rivals Shakespeare’s, with a consistently socially conscious body of work that challenged power structures and society’s complicity during his time and still reaches modern audiences with the horrors of today.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026

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