Thesaurus results for BEFIT

befit

verb

bi-ˈfit

Definition of befit

as in to suffice

to be fitting or proper spoke politely of the deceased, as befitted the occasion

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Recent Examples of befit But four years later, Jost and Davidson have finally found an idea befitting their strange investment. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026 DeWitt’s narrator is a teenage girl whose demanding mother insists on proper upper-class behavior, befitting a young, wealthy Englishwoman. — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026 As befits the title, Solnit offers meandering meditations on exploration, art, and family history. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 26 Aug. 2026 Rooms As befits the renowned and ever expanding Rosewood collection, rooms and suites at the Anasazi set the benchmark for a luxury stay. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for befit

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At the end of the day, odds are one item in your pair is enough to suffice for the usage—and this includes kitchen gadgets, beauty products, bedding, cleaning products, and more.

— Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 17 Sep. 2026
Is there a simpler explanation for why four colors suffice for any planar graph?

— Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of suffice

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Ergonomics was about chairs that were built for people, rather than chairs designed to fit efficiently into an office or be simple to stack and move.

— Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
Engineers must fit the reactor, shielding and power-conversion equipment inside a combat vehicle.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of fit

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Audience jeers council’s I-77 decision Mayfield, who serves council at-large, motioned to keep Charlotte from changing its previous vote against the toll lanes.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
The improvements would put roughly 100 megawatts total of emission-free electricity on the power grid, which the utility already is expanding at an unprecedented rate to serve data centers.

— Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of serve

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Hybrid systems combine quantum processors with conventional computers, assigning different parts of a workload to the hardware best suited to perform them.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Whole-milk versions carry more saturated fat, while lower-fat options may suit some diets better.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of suit

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The question of who killed Hal still looms, as does whatever the hell is going on with an allegedly jailbroken Sinestro.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Adding value to raw materials, which South Africa already does to a greater extent than its African peers, is the goal of countries across the continent.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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