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or do's
1
as in events
a social gathering
it's supposed to be some sort of fancy do
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2
as in instructions
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
issued a long list of dos and don'ts before we even started the project
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3
as in hairstyles
a style or arrangement of hair
you can tell that the picture was taken in the 1980s from my permed do
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4
as in duties
archaic
something one must do because of prior agreement
in this hour of national crisis everyone must do their do
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as in commotions
chiefly dialect
a state of noisy, confused activity
in that small town a great deal of do could come from very little indeed
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“Dos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dos. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.
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