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as in to suffice
to be fitting or proper that outfit just won't do for the opera

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as in to serve
to be enough even half of that amount of sugar will do

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New York City, home to the iconic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, didn’t make the list, but plenty of other interesting cities did. Check out which seven cities were ranked the best places for a Thanksgiving trip. Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 Fifty-five percent of those polled said Democrats would do a better job addressing the issue most important to them. Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024 Also pay attention to what other hunters are doing. Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024 And Agatha is a success, both critically and with audiences, and grew in week-to-week viewership over time, a pretty rare feat in the streaming landscape (The Penguin has also been doing this over on HBO). Paul Tassi, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for do 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for do
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  • The guidelines say nothing about an ER doctor’s examination sufficing.
    Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Cohen’s client list is so illustrious that most of the names have to be kept hush-hush, but suffice to say she’s worked with top talent from the likes of Kering Group, Condé Nast and the BBC.
    Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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  • Peach cobbler lipstick shades (with blush to match), bumped ginger bobs, and decorated nail plates are peak autumnal beauty.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The decorating challenge will run as 60- and 30-second broadcast commercials and digitally as 3-4 minute short episodes on Dicks.com, YouTube, streaming and social media.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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  • Pompeii Archaeological Park has set a new limit on visitors in an effort to cope with overtourism at the historic site.
    Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Volkswagen employees have long benefited from generous pay deals and cast-iron job security, while resisting all efforts by the management to rein in costs to cope with challenges such as soaring energy prices.
    The Week UK, theweek, 10 Nov. 2024
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  • An ankle injury caused Williams to miss two games last season — October losses to the Vikings and the Bengals — after not practicing those weeks.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Exposure to high concentrations can cause people to lose consciousness and can lead to long-term effects such as headaches, poor attention span, poor memory and poor motor function, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
    Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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  • There's also a more foot-like Sole, for better imitating a human walking gait.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Governed by Neptune, the planet of fantasy and film, Pisces is naturally drawn to iconic characters and cinematic flair, and Nyong’o’s choice proves that life really does imitate art.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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  • Then Rickles sat in the chair between Denzel and Letterman and proceeded to roast the latter mercilessly, for Denzel’s benefit.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
  • One in Toronto that is operated by different organizers proceeded as scheduled in September.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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  • Students from College of Adaptive Arts will sing the opening National Anthem and perform a special cheer routine during the game.
    Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Latin music icon Marc Anthony performed and executive produced a special segment with salsa great Sergio George to pay homage to the tropical music genre.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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  • The activation comes amid a particularly tense election year, with former President Trump, the Republican nominee, already claiming that Democrats are cheating.
    Brad Dress, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The post comes as Trump has for days basely accused the key battleground state of cheating.
    Luke Barr, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024

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