Synonyms of do
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as in to suffice 
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as in to serve
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as in to accomplish
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as in to decorate
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as in to cope
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as in to cause
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as in to imitate
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as in to proceed
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as in to perform
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as in to cheat
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as in to hide
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as in to happen
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as in event
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as in order
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as in cut
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as in need
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as in hurry
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as in to accomplish
to carry through (as a process) to completion
do as much as you can and leave the rest
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as in to decorate
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
did the living room in French provincial style
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as in to cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
I'm doing just fine
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as in to cause
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
this neighborhood cleanup effort might just do some good
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as in to imitate
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
the laughing partygoers begged their host to do Marlon Brando again
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as in to proceed
to move forward along a course
how are you doing with the house restoration?
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as in to perform
to present a portrayal or performance of
she's done Eliza Doolittle on the stage so many times that she can probably play the flower girl in her sleep
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as in to cheat
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
did them out of their savings with surprising ease
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as in to hide
to strike repeatedly
no one is sure who did them in that alley
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as in to happen
to take place
nothing's ever doing in this boring little town
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as in event
a social gathering
it's supposed to be some sort of fancy do
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as in order
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
issued a long list of dos and don'ts before we even started the project
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as in cut
a style or arrangement of hair
you can tell that the picture was taken in the 1980s from my permed do
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as in need
archaic
something one must do because of prior agreement
in this hour of national crisis everyone must do their do
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as in hurry
chiefly dialect
a state of noisy, confused activity
in that small town a great deal of do could come from very little indeed
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Recent Examples of do
The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Short of flying private, nothing can be done about its away-from-it-all location, but lots of updates have made the trip more appealing.
—Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
Although most districts statewide haven’t adopted the curriculum, some North Texas districts, including Fort Worth, Irving and Duncanville ISDs, have done so.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
These frigid conditions in the southeast are doing little to cool off the Charlotte Hornets.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026
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Generation after generation of schoolchildren have heard these words repeated as advice that the country should have followed but didn’t.
—The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Short of flying private, nothing can be done about its away-from-it-all location, but lots of updates have made the trip more appealing.
—Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
Although most districts statewide haven’t adopted the curriculum, some North Texas districts, including Fort Worth, Irving and Duncanville ISDs, have done so.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
These frigid conditions in the southeast are doing little to cool off the Charlotte Hornets.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for do
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Breaking down such a layered metaphysical concept with the relatively few words left in this review would be a fool’s errand, but suffice it to say that all of the math miraculously checks out.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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Potato sacks were restitched as dresses for the girls while ugly brogans that didn’t fit had to suffice as shoes.—
Nathan Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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It should be presented as work accomplished.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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When asked what the city hopes to accomplish the lawsuit, the spokesperson declined to comment, citing pending litigation.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Jan. 2026
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Her days are patterned, quiet, and slow; her toys make no clattering sounds, the nursery is decorated only in soothing, dim colors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The site where Pretti was killed, on Nicollet Avenue near 26th Street, was decorated with hundreds of pillar and votive candles and dozens of flower bouquets and signs left by neighbors and mourners by midday Monday.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
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But at the same time, this is a group of players who coped admirably with the pressure of the title race two seasons ago, winning 16, drawing one and losing one of their final 18 Premier League matches, scoring 54 goals in the process.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the latest season, still coping with the emotional fallout of his wife’s passing, Jimmy is now about to become an empty nester as his daughter readies her path to college.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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In severe cases, the virus can attack parts of the brain that control basic life functions like eye movement, heart rate and blood pressure, causing permanent damage.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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In high doses, etizolam can cause severe central nervous system depression, potentially leading to unconsciousness, respiratory failure and death.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, previously said in a statement that accounts imitating other people go against their terms of service and are removed when flagged.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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These fake sites are made to imitate genuine Google support pages.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the reaction proceeds through a cascade of events.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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In it, Oldham costumes up as a shaggy woodland monster, which—after a more nimble inhabitant seemingly swaps into the outfit—proceeds to engage a human in an elaborate dance routine.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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Starting at $1,500 Rock band The Killers will perform Super Bowl weekend at the Palace of Fine Arts, headlining a night of music and magic.—
Lauren Chapman,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Stenvik cancelled the annual all-district band concert, scheduled for last week, in which players from the elementary, middle, and high schools perform together on one stage.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Do.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/do. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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