beseemed

past tense of beseem, archaic
as in sufficed
to be fitting or proper ordered his servants to deck the hall with such adornments as might beseem for the holidays

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Verb
  • He is entitled, dismissive and will go out of his way to say something cruel and condescending when nothing at all would have sufficed.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • What sufficed for drama down the stretch was whether May’s team would join Jerry Tarkanian’s 1990 UNLV juggernaut as only the second team to hit triple digits at the Final Four in the modern era.
    Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
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  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • If the difference between what the role requires and what the person is naturally suited to do is material, the most effective move is redeployment, or finding a role where that person can thrive rather than struggle.
    Matt Poepsel, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • His mail-order catalogs allowed amateur gardeners across the country to purchase from a selection of hybrids suited for the shifting needs of the nation.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • The novelty, for her, of being in a relationship nowheresville befitted the album’s titular concept.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Piker’s inclusion befitted an era in which independent creators dominate.
    Abigail Sylvor Greenberg, Vanity Fair, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Netanyahu, the son of a historian, grew up in Jerusalem’s elite circles and served in the military’s prestigious Sayeret Matkal commando unit.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
  • No catch-all dishes, served on individual plates.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 29 June 2026
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  • The show’s dramatic romance and journey of self-growth seems to fit in line with something Austen would’ve imagined for her characters.
    Arushi Jacob, Variety, 25 June 2026
  • Scott Penn, senior landscape architect for the city of Fort Worth, said a standard community center is 25,000 square feet, which does not fit the five-acre park.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026
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“Beseemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseemed. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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