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as in performs
to carry through (as a process) to completion
do as much as you can and leave the rest
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as in decorates
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
did the living room in French provincial style
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as in copes
to meet one's day-to-day needs
I'm doing just fine
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as in causes
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
this neighborhood cleanup effort might just do some good
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as in imitates
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
the laughing partygoers begged their host to do Marlon Brando again
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as in progresses
to move forward along a course
how are you doing with the house restoration?
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as in plays
to present a portrayal or performance of
she's done Eliza Doolittle on the stage so many times that she can probably play the flower girl in her sleep
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as in squeezes
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
did them out of their savings with surprising ease
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as in hides
to strike repeatedly
no one is sure who did them in that alley
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as in happens
to take place
nothing's ever doing in this boring little town
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Recent Examples of does
Unfortunately, their upstairs neighbors are about to arrive for dinner, and everything that can go wrong does.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026
Like really bad attitude, but also does some unspeakably bad things in this story.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
Recently, Wilde’s does all that British stuff.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Manna does it for cents in electricity.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Trump should intervene before Hegseth’s sledgehammer does real damage.
—Kelly Sloan, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Simply being in outer space does a decent job of that on its own.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
So does Soderbergh’s camera, which begins sniffing and roving about the space like a dog unleashed.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
So does Al Green, her grandad Michael, and sisters Amma and Absolutely.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026
Like really bad attitude, but also does some unspeakably bad things in this story.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
Recently, Wilde’s does all that British stuff.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Manna does it for cents in electricity.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Trump should intervene before Hegseth’s sledgehammer does real damage.
—Kelly Sloan, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Simply being in outer space does a decent job of that on its own.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
So does Soderbergh’s camera, which begins sniffing and roving about the space like a dog unleashed.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
So does Al Green, her grandad Michael, and sisters Amma and Absolutely.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for does
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This is not a moment where simply modeling democratic and humanitarian principles by our own behavior suffices.—
Ernesto Burden,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
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For some, the lower-tier MacBook Air suffices.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
4 Jan. 2026
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Deocampo also is the co-founder of ARKADE, a 25-member K-pop dance team that performs throughout Southern California.—
Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Later Saturday, Wiseman and Glover planned to take a turn at manually piloting the Orion capsule to help engineers better understand how the spacecraft performs in flight and to provide hands-on feedback for future Artemis astronauts.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The iconic Burberry pattern, which is known as the Burberry Check, decorates the sole of the shoe, adding more brand identity to the shoes.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Ink decorates her hands and wrists, poking out from under the sleeves of her gray cashmere cardigan.—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
5 Feb. 2026
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Our awkward hero copes with grief through humor while navigating relationships with her type-A sister (Sian Clifford), her nasty stepmother (Olivia Colman), and, in season 2, a hot priest (Andrew Scott).—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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New secrets about the city’s origins arise, and the social structure struggles as the bunker copes with fallout from last season.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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An El Niño releases heat stored in the upper ocean into the air, which causes global temperatures to rise, but with a few months lag time, said Northern Illinois University meteorology professor Victor Gensini.—
Seth Borenstein,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Aristotle said that art imitates nature (ars imitatur naturam), and for centuries, many artists sought to imitate their subjects as realistically as possible.—
Andrey Mir,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Whether or not life imitates art remains to be seen.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As the season progresses, though, these two worlds become more difficult to reconcile.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Rangers will need their bats as the season progresses, especially Langford who entered this season with big expectations.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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In the dance, Barnes plays a library page on her lunch hour who has to deliver five research requests to patrons.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Making plays often for his teammates, Banchero added six assists, but turned the ball over five times.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2026
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