deal
noun
a business transaction.
has dealt
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present perfectof deal (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It’s no secret that Hollywood has dealt with a significant production downturn since the end of the streaming content boom three years ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
It has dealt with a number of topics that many teenage and young adult viewers will be familiar with - such as sexual identity, mental health and bullying.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
She has dealt with many of these disputes among her clients, who tend to have large families, and many of the conflicts result in siblings not talking to one another.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
“Meanwhile, the enemy has dealt the plant another serious blow.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
The sins which he specifies as alienating the Gods from men are those most rife in his own time, with which he has dealt in a more realistic fashion in his satiric epigrams.
From The Roman Poets of the Republic by W. Y. Sellar
