Address and Purpose

Address

Address verb - To deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently.

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Purpose and address are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Purpose" instead the word "Address" as a verb or a noun.

Purpose verb - To have in mind as a purpose or goal.

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Address and purpose are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Address" instead the word "Purpose" as a verb or a noun.

known	known address	known purpose
special	special address	special purpose
exact	exact address	exact purpose
better	better address	better purpose
Other adjectives: similar, specific, original, initial, valid, single, actual, real, dark, new, political, possible, official, unknown, different.

death	address death	purpose death
existence	address existence	purpose existence

Abraham Lincoln suggested this was the divine purpose behind The American Civil War in his second inaugural address.

Source: The Scourge of God
Bethesda did this on purpose to address criticisms of Daggerfall that, despite the sheer size of locations and cities, they didn't have a whole lot of individuality or character to them.

Source: Thriving Ghost Town
Another suspension-of-disbelief moment in lonelygirl15, when Edward Salinas broadcasts a video straight to TAAG's IP address for this purpose.

Source: Evil Gloating

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