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dealt

American  
[delt] / dɛlt /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of deal.


dealt British  
/ dɛlt /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of deal 1

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  • undealt adjective

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But he’s learned to “play the hand that’s been dealt to you in life.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He noted that four other banks, where his late wife had savings, dealt with the matter within weeks.

From BBC

The decision dealt a blow to the companies that have historically been shielded by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

From The Wall Street Journal

Having dealt with the minutiae of the tactical approach he switched and started to deal with the emotion of the day.

From BBC

By combining genetic, archaeological, environmental, and pathogen data, the study reveals how ancient communities dealt with overlapping challenges such as climate instability, food stress, and disease.

From Science Daily