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treats

  • plural
    of treat.
    treat
    verb (used with object)
    to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way.
  • present tense form
    of treat (3rd person singular).
    treat
    verb (used with object)
    to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way.

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For what it’s worth, Medicaid treats a person’s primary residence as an exempt asset when determining eligibility for many Medicaid programs, although the rules vary significantly by state.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Some failures will be genuinely hard to foresee, and a standard that treats all harm as blameworthy will simply be ineffective.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

They echoed Dresser’s recommendation: treats also help with positive reinforcement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Public discussion often treats science as though communities either agree or disagree.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

As the name implies, atonal music treats all notes and harmonies as equal and in fact tries to avoid melodies and harmonies that will make the piece sound tonal.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones