ADMINISTERED (TO) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

administered (to)

verb

past tense of administer (to)

as in ministered (to)

to attend to the needs and comforts of volunteers administering to the terminally ill at a hospice

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Zookeepers nursed him and gave him the toy to develop his gripping ability, something newborn macaques need to survive.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Utah politicians felt very slighted and upset by the designation and nursed that grudge along for 20 years.

— Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026

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In an email sent to hospital technology officials, McCrary wrote that Konza would provide CPSC with records when a patient is treated in the ER for any of more than 10,000 conditions.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
The leftover brine is treated with the bipolar membrane electrodialysis (BPMED) process that uses electricity and specialized membranes to split the ultra-salty solution into acidic and alkaline streams.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026

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With Julie’s return, family secrets and wounds that never fully healed will resurface —but so will a strange phenomenon from which no one will emerge unscathed.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 July 2026
Bateman said he's received thousands of messages from viewers, with everything from parents reaching out for advice to people sharing how the video healed something in them.

— Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 28 July 2026

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