serve a purpose
idiom
: to have a particular use or function : to be useful or helpful in some way
Everything on the boat serves a purpose.
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Their deaths—bloody and traumatic—helped establish Vecna’s power and horror, but their memory could serve a purpose.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Barriers, however, serve a purpose.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Remove any old Nest entries that no longer serve a purpose.
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Even after bolting, your parsley can still serve a purpose in the garden.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Barriers, however, serve a purpose.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Remove any old Nest entries that no longer serve a purpose.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Even after bolting, your parsley can still serve a purpose in the garden.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
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“Serve a purpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serve%20a%20purpose. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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