ADMINISTERING (TO) Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

administering (to)

verb

present participle of administer (to)

as in ministering (to)

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

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That came with Leonard in street clothes, nursing a torn anterior cruciate ligament, an injury the Clippers kept secret until it was announced later that summer that their star player had surgery to repair it.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
By the end of the round, Hrgović was nursing a cut above his right eyebrow — a worrying sign for a man whose June 2024 fight against Daniel Dubois was stopped because of cuts above both his eyebrows.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of nursing

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Antosh recommends checking with a doctor before using a high-pressure bidet right after childbirth or with genital ulcers, since powerful streams can irritate healing tissue.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The film looks at Bareilles’ experience of channeling her own pain to create art and the healing journey that accompanied it.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of healing

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Investors are no longer treating the loop as background noise, repricing oil, bonds and taking into consideration a hawkish Fed.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Bonnell appears to be treating software as another part of the motorcycle's suspension system and something that can be adjusted to suit the rider’s preferences, skill, and terrain.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026

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