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write directions for delivery v.
speak to a formal gathering v.
devote effort to something v.

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

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addressed

“I don’t think Tim had ever addressed me by name,” Dailey, now an independent consultant, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

"There were themes that were addressed in a lot of the books that would have really helped us navigate issues," said Helen Cashell, of Dublin, Ireland.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

And he wasted no time in declaring to Agrippa and others that he should be addressed as Caesar, even if his power was far from absolute.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Dudamel addressed the audience, sounding very much like he had 17 years ago at the Bowl, extolling in our being a crowd of many types together for many musics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

He addressed her as “darling,” and later, “sweet pet,” and “sugar plum”; he thought her “loveable.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock