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addressed

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

Example Sentences

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You could take many of those same critiques and apply them to the haphazard way in which city and county leaders have addressed homelessness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

This past week’s two-day summit barely addressed the many issues dividing the two countries.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

When Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Ildemaro Vargas was playing in Triple-A last season, he never addressed his manager by name.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

When the court experienced audio issues early in the trial, she addressed it and then deadpanned: "What can I tell you? We are funded by the federal government."

From BBC • May 15, 2026

After this, out in his yard in the light, descending snow, Abel addressed Amanda’s statue as if it were she herself.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig