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as in lawsuit
a court case for enforcing a right or claim filed a suit against the company that had manufactured the faulty heater, claiming they were responsible for the fire

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the series of social engagements shared by a couple looking to get married a rather old-fashioned fellow, he first sought the consent of the girl's father for the suit

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as in to suffice
to be fitting or proper no, a second-floor room won't suit if there's no elevator, since one of us has a disability

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Recent Examples of suit
Noun
Dellinger challenged his dismissal in a lawsuit but later dropped the suit. Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025 Vicens will hope to follow suit. Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
Loft apartment Residents Matt and Kelly Schad worked with owner Steve Resch and his team to create a loft apartment home that perfectly suits their needs. Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025 Its all-terrain design, 360-degree radar sensing, and advanced computing systems suit it for both autonomous and remote operation in high-risk areas. Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for suit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suit
Noun
  • The lawsuit opens a new front in the legal battles the White House is waging against state and local officials, coming just hours after a federal judge blocked a similar deployment of the guard to Portland, Oregon.
    Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Both deployments drew similar lawsuits from Democratic leaders.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • Gilbert appealed Wilson’s ruling; however, in December 2024, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel turned down Gilbert’s appeal, per Courthouse News Service.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 8 Oct. 2025
  • The Buccaneers, which mixes soapy costume drama with Taylor Swift songs, has been well reviewed by critics (72% Rotten Tomatoes average) and has developed a devoted following but has not broken out the way some of Apple TV+’s broad-appeal hits have.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • Distance is also the reason that most couples on reality TV dating shows, including Love Island USA, break up, so Lucinda and Isaiah have an uphill battle.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Since premiering in February 2020, the Netflix reality series has produced several long-lasting relationships, even amid the drama of blind dating, breakups at the altar and viral reunion show moments.
    Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This offseason, the Dolphins felt that re-signing Benito Jones and Matt Dickerson would suffice before the draft.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
  • But suffice to say that Anderson tours on his own now, separate from Yes (guitarist Steve Howe, singer Jon Davison, bassist Billy Sherwood, drummer Jay Schellen, and keyboardist Geoff Downes).
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • Egg, Pesto, and Mozzarella Sandwich The egg, pesto, and mozzarella sandwich can help satisfy you until your next meal or snack.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 8 Oct. 2025
  • An agreement to revise the charter system in ways that satisfy both sides, and other teams, could be a pathway to a deal.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, and dress in denim and cowboy boots.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Duane dragged the deer out of a band of alders and into a large grassy meadow so that nothing could sneak up unseen during the field-dressing process.
    Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
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  • Unlike New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which functioned as a catch-all that allowed plaintiffs to sue virtually any individual or institution, the California statute was more tailored.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Critics after the screening agreed that when given a character perfectly tailored to his strengths (cocky sincerity, charismatic twerpiness), Timmy is a live wire.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • The Black Album, Drake’s Take Care, 2Pac’s All Eyez On Me, and, notably, Gunna’s DS4Ever, despite their public falling out following Gunna’s plea deal in the YSL RICO case.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike most people facing these charges in Alabama’s 19th Circuit Court, this defendant was not offered a plea deal for a lesser charge.
    Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suit. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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