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Recent Examples of befits
And, as befits this lively city, the bar stays open until 4 AM.
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Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Nakase’s style of play befits the roster.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Ballad of a Small Player has plenty of flash, as befits the story of a man whose everyday wear consists of jewel-tone velvet suits and silk ascots.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Fantastic Fest has announced the film lineup for its 20th edition, promising an eclectic mix of horror, action, sci-fi, comedy, animation, and otherwise unclassifiable cinema that befits its status as the weirdest stop on the very busy fall festival circuit.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2025
The opening sequence, where McGuigan shamelessly apes Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes, is reasonably entertaining, and McAvoy masticates the scenery with a winking fervor that befits the project, but the whole thing is unforgivably half-baked.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2021
Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Nakase’s style of play befits the roster.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Ballad of a Small Player has plenty of flash, as befits the story of a man whose everyday wear consists of jewel-tone velvet suits and silk ascots.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Fantastic Fest has announced the film lineup for its 20th edition, promising an eclectic mix of horror, action, sci-fi, comedy, animation, and otherwise unclassifiable cinema that befits its status as the weirdest stop on the very busy fall festival circuit.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2025
The opening sequence, where McGuigan shamelessly apes Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes, is reasonably entertaining, and McAvoy masticates the scenery with a winking fervor that befits the project, but the whole thing is unforgivably half-baked.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for befits
Verb
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And, if identity suffices in defining the art work, what else about it is overlooked along that way?—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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But today, the Attention Economy no longer suffices.—
Rajiv Shesh,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Milwaukee does the little things, and is opportunistic and fundamentally sound.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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So does Stagier Bar, with creations like dumplings filled with lomo saltado, a Peruvian dish of sautéed beef that hints at the chef Joel Baeza’s Latin American roots.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Stern also offers a second explanation about how rock fits in with the exhausting political atmosphere.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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Still, the Brewers finished the regular season as the best team in baseball, and their style of play — honing in on small-ball — will give any team fits in October.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His ability to throw precise, on-time passes suits a Jets offense that is predicated on timing and accuracy.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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While my style leans minimal, the poncho suits all tastes.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
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The ballad reflects on a chance meeting with an ex after a breakup and serves as a rare apology from the singer, expressing regret for a relationship that ended too soon.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Befits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befits. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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