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as in to attend
to be a servant for
he served his master faithfully for 20 years
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as in to treat
to behave toward in a stated way
my parents served me well in preparing me for life
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as in to benefit
to provide with something useful or desirable
an excellent college that served her with the skills necessary to make it in today's job market
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Recent Examples of serve
Meanwhile, Fantasia served chocolate realness with brown hues on the lips and nails.
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 22 Nov. 2024
Gallant served as defense minister until this month, when Netanyahu fired him after months of clashes over domestic politics and Israel’s war effort.
—Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
Qatar Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani and Penske Media Corporation CEO Jay Penske served as hosts.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
The onions served at the McDonald’s locations are past their shelf life and no longer for sale.
—Jonel Aleccia, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 22 Nov. 2024
Gallant served as defense minister until this month, when Netanyahu fired him after months of clashes over domestic politics and Israel’s war effort.
—Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
Qatar Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani and Penske Media Corporation CEO Jay Penske served as hosts.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
The onions served at the McDonald’s locations are past their shelf life and no longer for sale.
—Jonel Aleccia, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serve
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Lizzie Cundy attends the UK gala screening of 80 for Brady at The Ham Yard Hotel at March 20, 2023.Meg Walters, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2024
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Cassidy, 25, attended Payne’s funeral on Wednesday, Nov. 20, arriving with the couple’s friend Damian Hurley.Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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The guidelines say nothing about an ER doctor’s examination sufficing.Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
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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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Shout out to our friends at TMZ who did the most insightful original reporting.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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Local health officials are working to reach everyone who may have had contact with the infected individual, and they are expected to do so in this case, said Preston Merchant, a spokesman for the San Mateo County health department.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Around 75,000 people in the study used some type of medication to treat alcohol use disorder.Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The misconception that working harder could prevent or treat depression may further stigmatize those who are affected and discourage them from seeking treatment.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Days after San Mateo County released a scathing report accusing Sheriff Christina Corpus of abuse of power and other wrongdoing, her acting assistant sheriff Matthew Fox resigned Thursday, the Sheriff’s Office said.Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Sometimes, when state insurance regulators fail to act, attorneys general or federal regulators intervene in their stead.Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
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Back up, be more introspective and consider how your skills, attributes and talents can benefit you.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Quick-service restaurants have benefited from slower growth in labor costs, Square found.J.J. McCorvey, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Years later, when NASA first measured it, the storm could fit about two Earths within its borders, and now that number is more like one.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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The dish fits perfectly with Julia Rivera’s cooking style, which fuses her family’s Korean cuisine with other cuisines, like Mexican. Tokio, in Denver’s Ballpark district, also keeps cheesy ramen, Cremoso Diablo, on the menu.Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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Even if changes are justified, the damage to trust can be severe if not handled with care and transparency.Pascal Yammine, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Both exhibitions are a big jumble of things brought to bear on cultural history, a subject better handled through texts.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Serve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serve. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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