Thesaurus results for BESEEMS

beseems

verb

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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Simply photographing the surface of the brain somehow suffices.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
The majority explained that authority for the president to construct the ballroom requires satisfying both of those statutes; neither alone suffices.

— Ellen P. Aprill, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

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California Surfaces does mostly new homes and commercial jobs such as airports and hospitals.

— The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
The robot does the physical work while a person controls its movements from a safer location.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

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As befits an aviation company, Beta offers flying lessons for all employees—a perk that is intended to give engineers, software developers, pilots, and mechanics a common language.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2026
As befits the only child of such deities, the young Paweł, glimpsed in a series of snapshots, is all smiles.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

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Anna Saavedra serves as the director of the Center for Civic Society within the University of Southern California Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy and Government Service.

— Ismar Volić, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Rockefeller died Thursday night at his home in Washington, said Mary Stewart, vice president for external affairs at WETA, the public broadcasting station where Rockefeller's wife, Sharon, serves as president and CEO.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026

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