suffice

as in to do
to be enough I was told I have to wear shoes—will thong sandals suffice?

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Recent Examples of suffice But today, the Attention Economy no longer suffices. Rajiv Shesh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 In fact, all phone calls, emails, and even drop-in visits to the local Extension office are free, and many times, thanks to modern technology, a picture can suffice to help with a lawn problem. Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025 But suffice to say it can be encapsulated through such glimpses as a span of 28 completions in 28 targets a few years ago and the ol’ mic’d up telepathy breakdown in the 2019 AFC Divisional Round win over Houston. Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025 Without spoiling anyone’s fate, suffice to say the movie ends on a cliffhanger, as a favorite character teeters between life and death. Peter Debruge, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for suffice
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  • Many of those that still produce a large share of their products in cities and towns such as Geneva, Vevey, and Zurich—like Nestlé’s Nespresso coffee arm, DSM-Firmenich, and heavy industrial equipment makers like ABB and Hitachi Energy—are unusual in being able to do so competitively.
    Peter Vanham, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But, to do you any good, squeezing the veins must propel the blood in the right direction, toward the heart.
    Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • In addition to serving in the state Legislature, Wing is the owner of Wing Media Group, which produces outdoors programming.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2025
  • As the first Black and Asian woman to serve as an NFL team president, Morgan is excited to continue the Raiders’ history of breaking the mold and setting new precedents.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Suffice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffice. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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