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as in to suffice
to be fitting or proper that outfit just won't do for the opera

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

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Recent Examples of do
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More and more caravans and camper vans, people parking up in lay-bys and trying to do it on the cheap. Angus MacKinnon, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025 But constantly doing this would be sort of like running the dishwasher constantly. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025 However, those whose closets are truly bursting at the seams may need to do so even more often. Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2025 No matter what Ulla was doing, Mala had to be doing that and something better, Ulla complained. Kiran Desai, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for do
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  • Cable upload speeds usually suffice for most households.
    Kara McGinley, USA Today, 24 July 2025
  • Hing said that the agency’s basis does not suffice for several reasons.
    Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2025
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  • And once complete, the space will be decorated with murals and other installations by local artists.
    Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • Princess Diana's wedding dress had a 25-foot train Princess Diana's gown, which was crafted in the space of three months, was made with ivory silk taffeta that was dyed and woven ivory (instead of pure white) and decorated with ornate, hand-embroidery, with no less than 10,000 micro pearls.
    Nicole Briese, People.com, 29 July 2025
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  • The class encompasses information about exercises to prepare the mother for birth, relaxation and coping techniques, pain control options, labor positioning, induction and C-section basics, recovery and welcoming baby.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2025
  • Rents spiked despite anti-gouging laws, insurance companies were slow to pay out claims, and even people whose homes hadn’t been completely destroyed were often coping with costly and dangerous damage from smoke and toxic chemicals that required them to relocate for months.
    Rebecca Keegan, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
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  • She's missed 14 of the Fever's 27 games this season due to a handful of injuries including a left quadriceps sprain, a left goring strain, and a right groin strain (not all of which were caused by other players).
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
  • This overactive immune response can cause inflammation and mistakenly attack joint tissues, leading to pain, swelling, and stiffness.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 2 Aug. 2025
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  • Perhaps the Lake Bluff streakers heard of those at CLC and wanted to imitate them.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
  • The park’s hub-and-spoke design has been copied by parks around the world, but the caliber of Disneyland’s craftsmanship wasn’t easily imitated.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 July 2025
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  • Prosecutors argued in their filing on July 29 that Joseph was correct and that Adelman should allow the case to proceed.
    John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
  • Investors pursuing the rally should proceed with caution as AEye is a highly volatile microcap stock with a market capitalization of approximately $90 million.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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  • Shumate’s memo directs prosecutors to prioritize investigations against doctors, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies that perform such procedures.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Ursa Minor recently consolidated its split California/Oregon operations into a single facility in the Portland area, which performs all installations.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2025
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  • Two cars owned by Penske, were forced to start from the back of this year’s Indy 500 because of a cheating scandal.
    Bill Koenig, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
  • The cheating rumors were intensified online, but what is the truth?
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 29 July 2025

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“Do.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/do. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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