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 Wauwatosa Police Department has fielded at least 5,900 calls for traffic violations in the city between January and July 2024, according to the Wauwatosa Citizen Crime Map.
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Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Biden, departing the White House Thursday morning, fielded questions from reporters and gave a brief update on the evolving situation in the Middle East.
—Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Oct. 2024
In particular, both sides adapted their military doctrine and tactics to better leverage the new technologies fielded onto the battlefield.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Over the years, the couple has fielded rumors about their relationship.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
General manager Matt Arnold fielded multiple offers for Adames last winter and the phone kept ringing once the season started.
—Andrew Wagner, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
While the likes of Green, Stephen Curry and Kevon Looney fielded questions in San Francisco during the Warriors’ media day Monday, Klay Thompson went through the same rigamarole about 1,500 miles away in Dallas with the Mavericks.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Biden, departing the White House Thursday morning, fielded questions from reporters and gave a brief update on the evolving situation in the Middle East.
—Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Oct. 2024
In particular, both sides adapted their military doctrine and tactics to better leverage the new technologies fielded onto the battlefield.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Over the years, the couple has fielded rumors about their relationship.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
General manager Matt Arnold fielded multiple offers for Adames last winter and the phone kept ringing once the season started.
—Andrew Wagner, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
While the likes of Green, Stephen Curry and Kevon Looney fielded questions in San Francisco during the Warriors’ media day Monday, Klay Thompson went through the same rigamarole about 1,500 miles away in Dallas with the Mavericks.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fielded
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Some questions critics of the system hoped to answer, such as whether the system itself is helping or harming student learning or is biased against more disadvantaged students, were not addressed.Yesenia Robles, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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But even then, the extra enforcers haven’t addressed the underlying problem.Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
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Before engaging with a provider, document the key business processes that Salesforce supports and define how changes will be managed.Vamsi Gosu, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Conclusion The journey to finding and partnering with the right Salesforce managed services provider requires thoughtful preparation.Vamsi Gosu, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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In that case, too, the final agreement wasn’t over whether their work could ever be manipulated by AI—special effects have existed in movies for a long time, after all—but whether the creator has an informed say in it.Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Are the questions and indicators that prompted a computer system creative, or is something creative when only human hands and eyes have directly manipulated it?Megan Poinski, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Herbert said Bates was treated at an area hospital for scalp injuries, released the same day and taken to jail.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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The fight was originally scheduled for July 20 but had to be postponed when Tyson was treated for a stomach ulcer after falling ill on a flight.Schuyler Dixon, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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By that fall, some money started to roll in, as Par-Lay negotiated VanVleet’s four-year, $85 million contract with the Toronto Raptors and Beasley’s four-year, $60 million contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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The union is seeking a $5-an-hour pay increase each of the six years of the contract being negotiated, which would raise top hourly pay 77% over the life of the contract.Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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