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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
Verb
Those looking to secure a board now can do so for early bird rates. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 May 2025 The characters are too one-dimensional to care about — though we’re sporadically asked to do just that — yet at the same time their cartoonishness isn’t treated with enough gusto to actually be fun. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 May 2025
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Read on to learn how Teal Health’s at-home test may help close the screening gap for cervical cancer and make the whole shebang more doable and comfortable for some people. Erica Sloan, SELF, 9 May 2025 The walk is flat and doable for just about any age. Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for do
Recent Examples of Synonyms for do
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  • Outdated telemedicine laws in 10 states further limit care, requiring audio or video visits even when asynchronous consultations would suffice.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • For ages 3-6—after which kids can typically rinse with water and spit out the paste—a slightly larger pea-sized dollop suffices.
    Matt Fuchs, Time, 14 May 2025
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  • Read Next World 1,400-year-old crown — still decorated with insect wings — found in South Korea May 22, 2025 1:16 PM Read Next World Students locate ancient Roman army camp beyond empire’s northern border.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
  • After the sculptures were dismissed by the gallery, Washington socialite Evalyn Walsh McLean, who owned the 45-carat Hope Diamond, bought them to decorate the land around her swimming pool.
    Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
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  • Humor alleviates stress, and serves as a valuable coping mechanism, helping individuals to reframe challenges & foster resilience.
    Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
  • Simone goes nonverbal and enters a sort of fugue state to cope.
    Claire Franken, TVLine, 24 May 2025
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  • Rodriguez has been charged by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia with the murder of foreign officials, causing death through the use of a firearm and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, the district attorney's office said.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 23 May 2025
  • There were 40 structural fires caused by lithium-ion batteries in New York City in the first three months of 2025, compared to 26 during the same time frame last year — a 53 percent spike, according to FDNY statistics.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
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  • Walton imitated the big-box retail store and located them in small towns.
    Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • At Cruise’s behest, McQuarrie’s stunts imitate the most primitive filmmaking — not the awe-inspiring magic of Georges Méliès but the Lumière brothers’ rudimentary documentation of action.
    Armond White, National Review, 23 May 2025
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  • The appeal -- as well as the ongoing appeal of Trump's $83 million judgment in the E. Jean Carroll civil case and half-billion-dollar civil fraud case -- is proceeding on uncharted legal grounds as Trump wields the power of the presidency in his defense.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 30 May 2025
  • The first half of the film proceeds essentially as a play for four characters.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
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  • This has forced the library system to pay a contractor $1,500 per month to power-wash the area outside the branch twice a week during the morning hours after previously relying on in-house personnel to perform the task.
    Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2025
  • The subjects could only perform those tasks while wearing the special contact lenses.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
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  • But death in the Final Destination movies has a way of coming for those who cheat their fate, and in this case, the grim reaper wants the survivors of the Skyview disaster and their blood relatives.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • Brunson ultimately aligned himself with fan-favorite LA Knight after Haliburton tried helping Paul to cheat during the match by giving him brass knuckles.
    Jason Jones, New York Times, 20 May 2025

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“Do.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/do. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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