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
  • Cohesion is the trick, and color does most of the work.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026
  • Nor does a forecast cone capture every place that may experience dangerous conditions.
    Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 18 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
  • In an Outsite survey, 60% of participants reported having a home base, suggesting the model also suits frequent work travelers and people with flexible schedules who want structure and community without a long-term lease.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026
  • If poor flowering persists year after year, consider planting a different variety of tomatoes that better suits your climate.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Parker, who serves as the chief of staff at Cook Children’s Hospital, has filed a conflict of interest form disclosing her employment and regularly recuses herself from votes involving city business with the hospital network.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026
  • The lead author disclosed a conflict of interest involving an ownership stake in a management company that serves an aesthetics clinic, though that clinic doesn’t offer NAD+ infusions.
    Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
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“Beseems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseems. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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