did

past tense of do
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as in sufficed
to be fitting or proper that outfit just won't do for the opera

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as in served
to be enough even half of that amount of sugar will do

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Recent Examples of did 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 One reason female founders lost control of their businesses more easily than men did is that their employees and customers both held them to higher standards. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025 First-time students enrolled by the dozens, as did some of the League’s best pupils. Anne Halsey, JSTOR Daily, 6 Aug. 2025 This person that did this horrible person. Alexandra Koch , Liz Friden, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025 As malls began to contend with dropping traffic and mounting online competition, so did Claire's. Alina Selyukh, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025 Petersik reportedly planned to write a book on Milwaukee street names himself but never did. Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025 Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states. Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for did
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  • Soon, though, Shahn began to doubt whether such pleasant, inoffensive paintings sufficed.
    Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Face-to-face sales are needed where online contracts once sufficed.
    Alla Adam, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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  • Scottish powerhouse Lewis Capaldi performed on the episode.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The hospital performed a little over 4,000 deliveries in 2024, the most reported by any area hospital to the Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center.
    Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • The complex is decorated in the school colors, red and black with the Bobcat logo prominently displayed.
    John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • It’s located on the first floor, near Sebastian’s Bistro, a cafe with an executive sous chef that is also open to the public and decorated with dangling flying ibises, the bird that inspired UM’s mascot.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • As a teen growing up in an abusive household, Morgan coped daily with physical and emotional harm from her mother.
    Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
  • More than a year after the strike, commuters have been subject to daily traffic delays along east-west interstates while businesses have coped with a sustained decline in revenue.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
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  • While voting on the bill is unlikely, the provision banning software tools like virtual private networks, or VPNs, has caused concern over potential government overreach in tech spaces.
    Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • That could be caused by a buildup of dust, dirt and lint on the filter.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
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  • Over 30 years later, the event has transcended the Brewers, parodied and imitated in equal measure.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Young Frankenstein, released in 1974, is considered a comedy classic and parodied monster movies of the 1930s, Universal’s Frankenstein films in particular.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • However, Joe proceeded to get blackout drunk at the pool party with the other couples, went back to nap in their room, and told Madison not to come with him.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In the absence of the righty-hitting Ramón Laureano, lefties Ryan O’Hearn, Gavin Sheets and Jake Cronenworth proceeded to go down in order.
    Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • Like Nabers, Beckham played college football for the LSU Tigers, and like Nabers, Beckham began his NFL career as a first-round draft pick for the Giants.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Mickey agreed, and Jimmy said Morgan played a great game.
    David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Sep. 2025

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