beseems

present tense third-person singular of beseem, archaic
as in suffices
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
  • But why buy brand new items when an old pillowcase suffices?
    Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
  • That rationale for military power no longer suffices.
    Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Mark Thompson does the costume and scenic design, with lighting by Howard Harrison.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The Pitt does this quite literally and very well.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • 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.
    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
Verb
  • 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.
    Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
  • That suits floating-rate lenders, who earn more when rates stay up, and squeezes any borrower trying to refinance into those rates.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Each one serves the surrounding community, and each one adds to the state's emergency-response capacity.
    John Ramos, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • 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.
    Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
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“Beseems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseems. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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