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Recent Examples of befits
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
As befits a logical proof, Gödel’s argumentation was very abstract and high-level.
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Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
26 May 2026
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.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
The pulpy setup befits a paperback crime thriller but is infused with some self-aware marital satire.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
But the meagreness of the world befits its protagonists, both of whom become stuck in certain phases after failing to come to grips with their formative traumas.
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Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
Press coverage has been strong across the board — from back-to-back performances on The Jimmy Fallon Show to their massive live comeback concert in Gwanghwamun Square, to the Netflix documentary — all of it adds up to a comeback that truly befits their status.
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Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
31 Mar. 2026
Nowadays, the white tie dress code befits the highest, most formal occasions, often steeped in history.
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Vogue,
27 Mar. 2026
Washington Post Editorial Board,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
As befits a logical proof, Gödel’s argumentation was very abstract and high-level.
—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
26 May 2026
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.
—
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
The pulpy setup befits a paperback crime thriller but is infused with some self-aware marital satire.
—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
But the meagreness of the world befits its protagonists, both of whom become stuck in certain phases after failing to come to grips with their formative traumas.
—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
Press coverage has been strong across the board — from back-to-back performances on The Jimmy Fallon Show to their massive live comeback concert in Gwanghwamun Square, to the Netflix documentary — all of it adds up to a comeback that truly befits their status.
—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
31 Mar. 2026
Nowadays, the white tie dress code befits the highest, most formal occasions, often steeped in history.
—
Vogue,
27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for befits
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But why buy brand new items when an old pillowcase suffices?
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That rationale for military power no longer suffices.
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Mark Thompson does the costume and scenic design, with lighting by Howard Harrison.
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The Pitt does this quite literally and very well.
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Owners discovered that a small flock fits neatly into a suburban routine and pays back in eggs, entertainment and a sense of self-sufficiency.
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The funding freeze fits a broader crackdown in safety-net programs, with similar actions in Hawaii, Minnesota and California that critics describe as election-year theater masking deeper Medicaid cuts.
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Rent a cabin that suits your group, then go kayaking or paddleboarding, or take a water sports class with Big Bear Watersports School on the lake.
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That suits floating-rate lenders, who earn more when rates stay up, and squeezes any borrower trying to refinance into those rates.
Verb
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Each one serves the surrounding community, and each one adds to the state's emergency-response capacity.
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The Chicago Jewish Day School, a multi-denominational school that serves junior kindergarten through eighth grade, also reported rising enrollment, from 220 students in the 2024-2024 school year to 254 for the coming year.
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