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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Each vehicle takes about 900 hours of labor to assemble, all of which is done by hand. Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 July 2026 Facelifts, traditional Brazilian butt lifts and other surgical cosmetic procedures that require patients to go to an operating room are generally done by plastic surgeons. Michelle Marchante july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026 It was done by researchers in Washington state, who examined the use of MMRV between 2015 and 2025 in King County, which encompasses Seattle. Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 Work that would traditionally take five specialists months, Stanhouse says, was done by a single engineer in a month, with the final transfer taking just 47 minutes. Sam Birchall, Fortune, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for do by

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“Do by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20by. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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