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
Little League International took away the Jackie Robinson West team’s national championship, saying its officials knowingly fielded players who lived outside the team’s residential boundaries — and then tried to cover up their deception.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Lyons and Scott have fielded nearly all of the questions so far, and both have defended the administration's immigration policies.
—CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
In these chambers, one party or the other has fielded candidates for less than half of the legislative seats.
—Charlie Hunt, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
The Kings against the Clippers on Friday fielded their 26th starting lineup of the season.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Vowles fielded questions from the media in Abu Dhabi, giving his two cents on a variety of topics.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Beyond the content questions, Sarandos and Campbell fielded questions about theatrical windows for films, who Netflix’s competitors are and how the merger would impact labor in the industry.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
Iger fielded numerous succession questions from Wall Street analysts during Disney’s quarterly earnings call Monday morning.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
This time the loss came against a team that at one stage fielded a lineup of Yuki Kawamura, Jevon Carter, Julian Phillips, Dalen Terry, Lachlan Olbrich.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Lyons and Scott have fielded nearly all of the questions so far, and both have defended the administration's immigration policies.
—CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
In these chambers, one party or the other has fielded candidates for less than half of the legislative seats.
—Charlie Hunt, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
The Kings against the Clippers on Friday fielded their 26th starting lineup of the season.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Vowles fielded questions from the media in Abu Dhabi, giving his two cents on a variety of topics.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Beyond the content questions, Sarandos and Campbell fielded questions about theatrical windows for films, who Netflix’s competitors are and how the merger would impact labor in the industry.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
Iger fielded numerous succession questions from Wall Street analysts during Disney’s quarterly earnings call Monday morning.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
This time the loss came against a team that at one stage fielded a lineup of Yuki Kawamura, Jevon Carter, Julian Phillips, Dalen Terry, Lachlan Olbrich.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fielded
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Wickham, who welcomes Mottley’s commitment to electoral reform, said there is an issue with electoral voter lists throughout the region that needs to be addressed.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Van Der Beek also addressed the matter of residuals amid the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Wheeled robots handled industrial workflows such as grocery picking, container movement, and packing.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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The investigation into Bezalel Zini was handled by Israeli police instead of the Shin Bet because of the relationship between the two men.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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The court filings have managed to make a public spectacle out of the private communications of Taylor Swift, Matt Damon, Sony Motion Picture Group CEO Tom Rothman, WME agent Warren Zavala — among others.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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To date, astronomers have managed to detect about 300 such mergers via their associated crescendos of gravitational waves.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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Last year, many were convinced American politics would be destabilized by videos manipulated by artificial intelligence, or lulled into a post-truth stupor by AI slop.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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What’s interesting is the NBA has moved away from some events that either have become stale or manipulated, such as the skills competition giving way at next week’s All-Star Weekend.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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The protesters took a violent turn at several points during that week.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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In total, the design process took three years to complete with collaboration from several researchers and engineers.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
6 Feb. 2026
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After his injuries are treated, deputies intend to book the man in jail on suspicion of homicide, the agency said.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Yet, investors largely treated that adjustment as backward-looking.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The deal was negotiated by Jarowey and SVP of Acquisitions Tony Piantedosi on behalf of Vertical and by Anant Tamirisa for AGC International, which is handling worldwide sales for the film.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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The deal was negotiated by Greenwich’s Jasper Basch with Cinetic’s Zach Magid representing the filmmakers.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Fielded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fielded. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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