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as in works (for)
to be a servant for
he served his master faithfully for 20 years
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as in treats
to behave toward in a stated way
my parents served me well in preparing me for life
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as in benefits
to provide with something useful or desirable
an excellent college that served her with the skills necessary to make it in today's job market
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Recent Examples of serves
Christopher Eccleston serves as a Festival Patron and will open the festival.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
Since then, the bustling market serves the surrounding and significant Latino community and others.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Andrea Riseborough serves as an executive producer.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
If anything, Blaine’s saccharine monologue that precedes the kiss kind of serves as cosmic justice for Kurt, who really gets the short end of the stick in season two, to say the least.
—James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
Douglass currently serves as deputy monitor for New Orleans, a city under a federal consent decree since 2013.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Carnation Cafe serves the best burger at Disneyland and Lamplight Lounge takes the honors at Disney California Adventure.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
In 2024–2025, Boston Dynamics emphasized an all-electric Atlas that continues to demonstrate advanced dynamic behaviors and serves as a technical benchmark for high-performance balance and locomotion.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Idaho 55 between Eagle and McCall serves as the gateway to places like Payette Lake, Tamarack Resort, Cascade, natural hot springs and other outdoor playgrounds.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 26 Sep. 2025
Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
Since then, the bustling market serves the surrounding and significant Latino community and others.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Andrea Riseborough serves as an executive producer.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
If anything, Blaine’s saccharine monologue that precedes the kiss kind of serves as cosmic justice for Kurt, who really gets the short end of the stick in season two, to say the least.
—James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
Douglass currently serves as deputy monitor for New Orleans, a city under a federal consent decree since 2013.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Carnation Cafe serves the best burger at Disneyland and Lamplight Lounge takes the honors at Disney California Adventure.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
In 2024–2025, Boston Dynamics emphasized an all-electric Atlas that continues to demonstrate advanced dynamic behaviors and serves as a technical benchmark for high-performance balance and locomotion.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Idaho 55 between Eagle and McCall serves as the gateway to places like Payette Lake, Tamarack Resort, Cascade, natural hot springs and other outdoor playgrounds.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serves
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But today, the Attention Economy no longer suffices.—
Rajiv Shesh,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Creating a Partiful event or even texting the group suffices.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
29 Aug. 2025
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He's involved in everything the Journal Sentinel does online — both our website and our social media platforms, like Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Facebook.—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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What time does 'Life of a Showgirl' drop?—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Together with the baby, Sanford and his wife Tella traveled to Cook Children’s Congenital Hyperinsulinism Center and Endocrine Diabetes program in Texas, one of the few centers in the country that treats the illness.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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But not everyone sees it and treats it as art.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Sep. 2025
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In a mouse study, maple syrup improved the gut microbiome (the community of microorganisms in the digestive tract) and acts similarly to prebiotics, which help the good bacteria in your gut flourish.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
29 Sep. 2025
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This protein acts as a master regulator of cell growth and metabolism.—
Ted Powers,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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This, of course, ultimately benefits the NFL.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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SpaceX additionally benefits from billions of dollars in contracts from NASA and the Department of Defense by providing launch services for classified satellites and other payloads.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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In New York City, Andrew Garfield attends the 2025 New York Film Festival.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Everything from his faux signature to the fact that Chad neither attends the university nor possesses the identifying documents to enroll creates a new crisis.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Todd was previously a judge in the Davidson County General Sessions Court, which handles low-level cases and preliminary hearings in felony cases.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
1 Oct. 2025
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Of all the intriguing storylines following the Knicks throughout training camp, none may be as interesting as how the organization handles the last roster spot.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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One of its most recent iterations, the Supersonic Nural, comes outfitted with a groundbreaking Wave + Curl hair diffuser that functions two ways.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Several SSDs can be combined into a single RAID that then functions as a single drive.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Serves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serves. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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