do by

verb

did by; done by; doing by; does by
Synonyms of do bynext

transitive verb

: to deal with : treat
They did pretty well by me when I retired.

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This should’ve been done by other presidents, or other countries. NBC news, 7 June 2026 Analysts say not enough is being done by the government to protect its citizens, despite promises by President Bola Tinubu to curb the crisis. Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026 Some will be done by the end of next week, others later this month. Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 June 2026 Senator Mike Lee would rather this work be done by private individuals. David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026 There will be plenty of opportunity for people to up-skill, focus more on serving the customer, for buyers touching and procuring product, and have mundane tasks done by technology. David Moin, Footwear News, 3 June 2026 For decades, this coding was done by human specialists. Darshak Sanghavi, STAT, 3 June 2026 As work to transform Kansas City’s West Bottoms continues, several pieces of the $500 million-plus redevelopment project will be done by the end of the year. Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026 But the real work still has to be done by people. Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

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“Do by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20by. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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