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write directions for delivery v.
speak to a formal gathering v.
devote effort to something v.

VERB

write directions for delivery

Synonyms

STRONGEST

forward send

STRONG

consign dispatch inscribe label mark postmark remit route ship superscribe transmit

Antonyms

STRONG

hold keep receive retain

WEAK

avoid cut disregard ignore overlook pass shun slight

VERB

speak to a formal gathering

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call discuss talk

STRONG

approach bespeak discourse greet hail lecture memorialize orate pitch pontificate sermonize spiel spout stump

WEAK

deliver speech deliver talk get on a soapbox give speech give talk root for take the floor

Antonyms

STRONGEST

listen refrain

STRONG

be quiet

WEAK

avoid cut disregard ignore overlook pass shun slight

VERB

devote effort to something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

focus on give try

STRONG

dig direct turn undertake

WEAK

apply oneself to attend to concentrate on devote oneself to engage in go at go for hammer away have a go at have at knuckle down to peg away pitch into plug away at take care of take up throw oneself into turn to

Antonyms

WEAK

avoid cut disregard ignore overlook pass shun slight

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addressed

County in 2018, had not been addressed by the time of the 2025 firestorms — and continued to hurt the county’s effectiveness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Canada will remain a crucial partner for the United States in "key areas," Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday as he addressed a meeting of top global investors.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

“There are underlying tensions that do need to be addressed, and if left unaddressed, will continue to roil the world trading system,” said Robert Staiger, the WTO’s chief economist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Envelopes have already been loaded with ballots and addressed.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

The confident, unhurried way he addressed my father, the dozens of jokes he made about Miss Genovese.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse