ATTENDING (TO) Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

attending (to)

verb

Definition of attending (to)

present participle of attend (to)

as in ministering (to)

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as in picking out

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Verb

Welcomed by Herky the Hornet, the cheer team and the campus community, the students and their families checked in before unloading their belongings and setting up their new rooms.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Indiana and Mathurin failed to agree to a rookie scale extension the following October, setting up February’s deadline deal.

— William Guillory, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of setting up

Verb

People wear flannel and denim while making out in the storage room of the local watering hole.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
The book has the teens making out the first night things went from friends to something more, but the show took it to another level with Bret and Debbie having sex on a lounge chair at a party.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of making out

Verb

Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev arrived at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, DC, marking the first time a prominent Soviet leader set foot in the United States.

— USA Today, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has unveiled a 13-film Japanese Animation Special program, marking the first Korea visit in 17 years for animation master Rintaro alongside four next-generation directors.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of marking

Verb

That is meaningful for schools, considering that around 90% of the United States' 480,000 school buses run on diesel.

— Willa Rubin, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Manish Tibrewal, co-founder of family office Farro Capital, said his firm has seen a sharp pickup in inquiries from Chinese families considering to relocate to Singapore.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of considering

Verb

That day in the spring brought the work of several tenacious investigators – with the assist of genetic genealogy – closer to identifying the remains.

— Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
And many doctors who certify deaths in emergency rooms and hospitals, or for patients who die at home, don't have protocols for confidently identifying heat impacts, says Khatana.

— Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

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