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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
The indictment further alleges Eidleh created Federal Child Nutrition Program sites using nominee owners, then falsely claimed the sites were serving meals to thousands of children each day.
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
As a coastal town shaped by generations of immigrants, Half Moon Bay now has a new art display that serves as a reminder of the people and stories that continue to define the community.
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Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
In the city of Maiquetia, people lined up outside stores and pharmacies that served them one by one behind closed doors.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
Source material that will serve as the basis is Fortune’s sequel book of sorts, One Golden Summer, which focuses on Charlie Florek’s (Michael Bradway) love story.
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Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
27 June 2026
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
As a coastal town shaped by generations of immigrants, Half Moon Bay now has a new art display that serves as a reminder of the people and stories that continue to define the community.
—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
In the city of Maiquetia, people lined up outside stores and pharmacies that served them one by one behind closed doors.
—
ABC News,
27 June 2026
Source material that will serve as the basis is Fortune’s sequel book of sorts, One Golden Summer, which focuses on Charlie Florek’s (Michael Bradway) love story.
—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
27 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for serve
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serve
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The comparison group, who did not attend college, had earned $432,996.
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The women, who also wore Mexico jerseys, were planning to attend the watch party.
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This approach is likely to be useful, but for those who crave real understanding of how the genome, and ultimately life itself, works, a computational black box will never suffice.
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The regime understands that a purely symbolic victory would not suffice to win over regime opponents who have temporarily set aside their grievances for the sake of wartime unity, or those hardliners who have reluctantly halted calls for war on the promise of major concessions from Washington.
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Smoke, salt, pepper and bark do the work.
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Mark Thompson does the costume and scenic design, with lighting by Howard Harrison.
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She was treated at the scene before being taken to an area hospital.
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Federal Aviation Administration rules bar cities from treating airlines unequally, and the council's action put $90 million in federal grant funding in jeopardy, according to one council member.
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The convention also featured 17 fan panels held throughout the day, ranging from voice acting and art to discussions on pop culture and nostalgic cartoons.
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Pick your targets, then act with crisp, kind focus today.
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Priya Bhardwaj does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
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Modesto will benefit from the same Delta breeze that Sacramento will, keeping temps from flirting with 100 degrees unlike Fresno.
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The show’s dramatic romance and journey of self-growth seems to fit in line with something Austen would’ve imagined for her characters.
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Scott Penn, senior landscape architect for the city of Fort Worth, said a standard community center is 25,000 square feet, which does not fit the five-acre park.
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Bosch, the German engineering firm, says its British subsidiary now handles 10,000 import transactions per year, a stunning increase from just 40 annually prior to Brexit.
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According to the developers, the AI agent will create itineraries, handle arrangements, and try to anticipate what guests need.
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“Serve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serve. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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