do by

verb

did by; done by; doing by; does by
Synonyms of do bynext
: to deal with : treat
They did pretty well by me when I retired.

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Because of burn and gas risks, most repairs should be done by a professional. Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 28 Jan. 2026 And how are agents themselves being used to review the work being done by AI? John Kell, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026 Shots The research done by NIH looked at over 5 million newborns born between January 2017 and 2024, and what choices their parents made regarding the vitamin K shot. ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 27 Jan. 2026 Back then, debasement was done by decreasing the amount of precious metals within gold and silver coins that were used as currency and increasing the amount of cheaper base metals, like copper. Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026 The floors are expected to be complete by mid-February and the painting to be done by March 1, Guastello said. Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026 The rebuild, done by Alten Construction, is expected to cost about $61 million. Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026 Machines exist to do things that would otherwise need to be done by humans. Eric Siegel, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026 Jim Nantz and Tony Romo will have play-by-play and color commentary, with sideline reporting done by Tracy Wolfson and Evan Washburn. Matt Schooley, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026

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“Do by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20by. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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