- present participle of deal.
dealing
Example Sentences
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Dealing with the death of a parent brought Mowry back to the days when he lost his wife to cancer and he had to support his own children.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Dealing with this outbreak is difficult as it involves a rare strain for which there is no vaccine and the cases have been found in an area affected by conflict.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Dealing with prizes was one of the few powers given to Congress under the Articles of Confederation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Dealing with a call center or an automated teller might have been exasperating.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Dealing with irrational people takes focus, intelligence, and extreme discipline—you have to maintain a sense of true emotional stasis—as outlined in one of my favorite books, Transformative Power, by Pearce Tidwell.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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