- present participle of address.
addressing
Example Sentences
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The video statement saw Hill looking healthy, addressing the camera in front of a clear blue sky.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
If universities are serious about addressing grade inflation, they will redirect incentives away from leniency and toward rigor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare supports repeal in concept, but in conjunction with addressing age discrimination by employers.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026
Not only is it not addressing it, it’s going the other direction.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026
He had a goatee and a mustache, which made me wonder if he weren't the Devil, and a way of addressing the dog with affection and humor, which convinced me he wasn't.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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