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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

Together we addressed my combination of crippling anxiety, debilitating fear and crushingly low self-image.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

When I approached his campaign for comment on Tuberville’s remarks, I was directed to an exchange he had on Wednesday night with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, in which he addressed the Republican onslaught.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

“You have a lot of vacant storefronts, you have a lot of vacant lots, empty homes, and…really deep poverty that hasn’t been addressed by what’s going on downtown.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

He said the company also addressed several major investor concerns.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Then she addressed the rest of us again.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows