as in addressed
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
gave the waitress a large tip because she kept smiling as she fielded their many requests
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Recent Examples of fielded
The Tigers have plenty of talent defensively with multiple former five-stars, but have looked out of sorts compared with the units Venables fielded.
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Grace Raynor, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
All were serious threats fielded by the Los Angeles Police Department in the last year and a half.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Their discussion, which was fielded by a Google Doc, follows below.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024
No other studios fielded a single $1 billion release in 2024.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
His mother Bernadette fielded calls from many top Premier League managers, with one even visiting the family home in the working class Dublin suburb of Jobstown.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
The Russian military, too, is unlikely to shrink back to the relatively small army Russia fielded before the war.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
Groening, who fielded upward of a hundred proposals a day from aspiring licensees in the first year of the show, was delighted with the improbably vast amount of Simpsons stuff out there.
—Darryn King, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
The company declined to comment on how Anson had approached Lionsgate brass or what proposals that leadership may have fielded from the activist investor.
—Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Grace Raynor, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
All were serious threats fielded by the Los Angeles Police Department in the last year and a half.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Their discussion, which was fielded by a Google Doc, follows below.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024
No other studios fielded a single $1 billion release in 2024.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
His mother Bernadette fielded calls from many top Premier League managers, with one even visiting the family home in the working class Dublin suburb of Jobstown.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
The Russian military, too, is unlikely to shrink back to the relatively small army Russia fielded before the war.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
Groening, who fielded upward of a hundred proposals a day from aspiring licensees in the first year of the show, was delighted with the improbably vast amount of Simpsons stuff out there.
—Darryn King, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
The company declined to comment on how Anson had approached Lionsgate brass or what proposals that leadership may have fielded from the activist investor.
—Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fielded
Verb
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Your medical provider may uncover other diagnoses that need to be addressed as part of the workup for your sleep problem.—
Mill Etienne,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Adams never addressed the team’s scoring drop-off from last season.—
Matthew Fairburn,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The kamikaze naval drone managed to destroy or damage 15 Russian naval vessels.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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Of the 419 parks, including historic sites, monuments, rivers, and more, managed by the National Park Service, only 108 charge regular entrance fees—ranging from $10 to $35—that will be waived.—
Michelle Baran,
AFAR Media,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The book, which was written in 1948, focuses on the consequences of totalitarianism, the government’s mass surveillance of the public and how truth and fact can be manipulated.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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The actor who plays Sofia Falcone in the HBO series never went method (unlike some Batman villains), but the part required tapping into a character who has been gaslit, manipulated, and isolated from society in every way.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Jon was so accommodating and treated me with respect.—
Archway Homes,
Kansas City Star,
5 Jan. 2025
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He was taken back to the road and treated by EMS.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
5 Jan. 2025
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This would require new language and agreements from multiple unions, to be negotiated with producers, executives and buyers.—
Diane Farr,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Dec. 2024
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As lawmakers negotiated the Finance Bill 2016, Flint introduced an amendment that would require multinationals to publish their CbC reports within their tax strategy reports.—
Nana Ama Sarfo,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Fielded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fielded. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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