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Recent Examples of befit
Nevertheless, as befits a film partly backed by Wim Wenders’ Road Movies, this deploys an eclectic soundtrack and lashings of backlighting and magic hour cinematography to help capture the uncanny feeling of being a European stranger in a strange land of enchantment out west.
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Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026
For most people, anger comes and goes and usually befits the situation at hand.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Once more, Becerra was the focal point of attacks, befitting his newfound status as the candidate to beat.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
For one, there's his unique physique, more befitting a runner of longer distances.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 10 May 2026
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Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026
For most people, anger comes and goes and usually befits the situation at hand.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Once more, Becerra was the focal point of attacks, befitting his newfound status as the candidate to beat.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
For one, there's his unique physique, more befitting a runner of longer distances.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for befit
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So, suffice to say, the team still thinks Schiavone is a primary catcher.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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So long as the team does well enough, that might suffice to sustain the sport’s velocity.—
Leander Schaerlaeckens,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
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The marble bathrooms are fitted with both deep soaking tubs and walk-in showers—two options for using the Guerlain bath products—plus heated flooring and flat-screen televisions embedded in the fog-free mirrors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Karl-Anthony Towns has been great on both ends, giving Victor Wembanyama fits defensively while scoring six points on aggressive drives to the hoop.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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For the last seven years, McNealy has served as the historic content expert for the Civil Rights Institute while also working as the department chair of history at Arthur Harold Parker High School and a professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Bradley's killer, Eugene McCollom, pleaded guilty years ago and is serving a life sentence.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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The bath products are from Ortigia, a Sicilian brand, that suited the colonial vibe of the place.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Zone 2 remains genuinely well-suited for beginners, older adults, people returning from injury, and anyone who needs a sustainable low-stress way to stay active.—
Allison Palmer
June 2,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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Rather than attacking all rapidly growing cells, as chemotherapy does, the drug targets a key cancer-driving pathway known as KRAS, which is involved in more than 90% of pancreatic tumors.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
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Ionic liquids are essentially salts that stay in liquid form even in the vacuum of space, which very few materials can do.—
Omar Kardoudi
June 05,
New Atlas,
5 June 2026
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“Befit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befit. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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