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tending



ADJECTIVE
giving attention to
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Car companies will often offer incentives to help their trade-in customers offset negative equity, with some brands tending to offer more because their cars depreciate faster.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

He hangs back, though, as if not quite ready to choose their joyous relief over obediently tending to his broken family.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Home heating in the late 19th and early 20th centuries relied on wood- or coal-burning fireplaces or stoves that required constant tending of fires and ash and soot removal, and provided only uneven heat distribution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Until now, there have been no specific legal penalties for entering a football match without a ticket, with supporters that are caught doing so tending to be ejected without any further punishment.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

We couldn’t speak while tending to the dead, but his gaze conveyed his worry well enough.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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