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Recent Examples of befit
No matter how much someone disagrees with recent decisions by the high court, threatening to subordinate judicial independence to the whims of a political party befits a banana republic.
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Washington Post Editorial Board, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
The celebration befit the suffering that came before.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 27 May 2026
As befits a logical proof, Gödel’s argumentation was very abstract and high-level.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 26 May 2026
For most people, anger comes and goes and usually befits the situation at hand.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
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Washington Post Editorial Board, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
The celebration befit the suffering that came before.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 27 May 2026
As befits a logical proof, Gödel’s argumentation was very abstract and high-level.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 26 May 2026
For most people, anger comes and goes and usually befits the situation at hand.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for befit
Verb
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And suffice to say that someone managed to get this incredibly rare device.—
Allison Johnson,
The Verge,
12 June 2026
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Eventually, the ways in which our body tried to cope — by sweating, for example - no longer suffice, which can result in illnesses like heat stroke, which typically starts when core temperature hits 104 F or more and can lead to death.—
Denise Hruby,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Verb
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The huge bathroom is fitted with his and hers rain showers and sinks, and a large travertine marble bathtub in the middle.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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Underneath all of that old Jewish humor is a woman who makes no effort to get to know the person her child has become, and who remains incurious about the parts of the world that don’t fit with her agenda.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Crockett worked as an attorney and served in the Texas House before heading to Washington.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Dec. 2025
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Kay is serving a 22-year federal prison sentence, and the Skaggs family has sued the Angels.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
9 Dec. 2025
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If poor flowering persists year after year, consider planting a different variety of tomatoes that better suits your climate.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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Not to mention, many of my top picks aren’t technically made for kids, but rather well-suited for a playful yet stylish corner of your home.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
16 June 2026
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What to do after writing some of this century’s most devastating songs about the torment of breaking up?—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Local officials cannot necessarily evaluate projects the way professional investors do, and tend to go all-in on one or a handful of hopefuls — leaving public finances exposed when bets sour, Wang added.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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“Befit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befit. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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