TENDED Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

past tense of tend

as in leaned

to show a liking or proneness (for something) her wardrobe tends toward dark colors and heavy fabrics

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verb (2)

past tense of tend

as in watched

to take charge of especially on behalf of another tend the store while I run an errand

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as in grew

to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care lately I haven't been doing a good job of tending my garden

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as in cultivated

to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on plots that during the war were tended by city dwellers as vegetable gardens

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as in managed

to look after and make decisions about the dying patriarch wondered who would tend the family business after he was gone

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Growing up in Stockton, where a high concentration of braceros tended fields, Huerta said witnessing the workers’ subpar conditions drove her early activism. — Isa Farfan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 Episodes tended to be repetitive and formulaic and the level of detail devoted to knowledge varied widely. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 As Jackson was being tended to, the Eagles sideline emptied onto the field to surround the running back. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, rising distress over time tended to track with a lower degree of support. — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 In our testing, querying the AI about being alone with a person from other Western countries tended to produce a harmless result. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026 But despite this budding success, ZZ Top seemed to confound the rock press, who tended to dismiss them or lump them in with other Southern rock bands. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026 Khodarkovsky suggests in the introduction that Eurasia tended to be organized by war, while Europe was organized by law. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Among those polled, Democrats with college degrees, younger Democrats and white Democrats tended to have more favorable views of socialism, according to CBS News. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

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So, lacking any clear, unambiguous guidance on the future of V2X networks, autonomous-car makers—like Waymo, Tesla, Zoox, and Cruise—have leaned more on self-reliance, bulking up each vehicle with as many sensors and GPUs as possible.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026
Not just anyone could pull off the beachy, free-spirited sandals, but her fashion sensibility has always leaned towards the ethereal and romantic.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaned

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As his daughter operated the wine press, Gobillard watched the year's first juice flow with a mix of excitement and anxiety.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Certain men have reportedly watched CCTV footage of their stupefied selves inexplicably helping their robbers gut their apartments of possessions.

— Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of watched

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More news Thousands were evacuated and six were hurt as the Hawk fire grew to more than 15,000 acres at the California-Nevada border.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Nevada wildfires rage More than 40,000 people were forced to evacuate as a wildfire near Reno, Nevada, grew to more than 15,000 acres over the weekend.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

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According to organizers, the lineup represents a mix of projects that have already gained recognition at major festivals such as Sundance and South by Southwest, along with films cultivated locally.

— Denis Akbari, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Over the past decade, Blank Forms has cultivated relationships with dozens of artists working across disciplines, engaged in experimental practice and cultural preservation.

— News Desk, Artforum, 21 Aug. 2026

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Harston is also one of the Screaming Marys, a performance collective managed by Screaming Alley, which regularly hosts workshops in everything from burlesque to lip-syncing – and previously did Jackson’s drag king course.

— Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Those came when Madrid’s Champions League match at Benfica (then managed by Mourinho) was stopped after the Brazilian alleged opposition winger Gianluca Prestianni racially abused him.

— Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of managed

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For the nostalgically inclined, the film’s domestic success reps a victory for old-fashioned family entertainment with old-fashioned family values.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
Chris Jones and George Karlaftis saw limited time for the Chiefs, so you might be inclined to dismiss those numbers — except that the very solution to the Chiefs generating more pressure is the supporting cast generating more pressure.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026

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Ferndale school officials say high school students gained experience through drone filming crews, race-day event management and supervised flight projects.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Killian has supervised programming at Brooklyn’s BAM and Lower Manhattan’s Metrograph, as well as for the Criterion Channel, British Film Institute, and Queens’ Museum of the Moving Image.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

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The Starship Entertainment girl group, who debuted in February of 2025, were one of the main acts to perform on the 88rising stage at the festival last weekend, produced by 88rising and Goldenvoice.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Voters — and the changes produced by the Florida Republican redistricting plan — have set up some blistering hot general election races.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

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