Synonyms of do
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as in to suffice 
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as in to serve
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as in to accomplish
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as in to decorate
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as in to cope
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as in to cause
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as in to imitate
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as in to proceed
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as in to perform
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as in to cheat
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as in to hide
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as in to happen
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as in gone
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as in sufficed
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as in made
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as in decorated
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as in managed
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as in created
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as in imitated
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as in come
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as in performed
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as in plucked
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as in licked
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as in happened
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as in event
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as in order
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as in cut
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as in need
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as in hurry
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as in finished
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as in exhausted
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as in doomed
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as in extinct
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as in to accomplish
to carry through (as a process) to completion
do as much as you can and leave the rest
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as in to decorate
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 to cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
I'm doing just fine
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as in to cause
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 to imitate
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 to proceed
to move forward along a course
how are you doing with the house restoration?
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as in to perform
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 to cheat
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
did them out of their savings with surprising ease
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as in to hide
to strike repeatedly
no one is sure who did them in that alley
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as in to happen
to take place
nothing's ever doing in this boring little town
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as in event
a social gathering
it's supposed to be some sort of fancy do
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as in order
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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as in cut
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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as in need
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 hurry
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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as in finished
brought or having come to an end
the demanding job was finally done
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as in exhausted
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
after bicycling 30 miles we were completely done
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as in extinct
no longer existing
the day of the small independent grocer is done
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as in gone
to be fitting or proper
that outfit just won't do for the opera
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as in made
to carry through (as a process) to completion
do as much as you can and leave the rest
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as in decorated
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 managed
to meet one's day-to-day needs
I'm doing just fine
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as in created
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 imitated
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 come
to move forward along a course
how are you doing with the house restoration?
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as in performed
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 plucked
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
did them out of their savings with surprising ease
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as in licked
to strike repeatedly
no one is sure who did them in that alley
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as in happened
to take place
nothing's ever doing in this boring little town
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Recent Examples of do
Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
The Cardinals did damage on his sinker and four-seam fastball.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2023
Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article The usual sales pitch for working from home has been that the job can get done just as effectively outside the office, boosting morale and allowing employees to manage other commitments while meeting and even exceeding their professional responsibilities.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Trump and his allies are doing their best to rule through systematic intimidation.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
The Cardinals did damage on his sinker and four-seam fastball.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
Adjective
Owner Jason Boso fixed that, infusing $2 million into the 10-year-old bar on better bathrooms, a covered section of the patio and a re-done kitchen.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2023
Verb
Chandler is done as a serious contender in the UFC.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article The usual sales pitch for working from home has been that the job can get done just as effectively outside the office, boosting morale and allowing employees to manage other commitments while meeting and even exceeding their professional responsibilities.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for do
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Parades; live entertainment; food, drink and merchandise vendors; community resources; and family-friendly activities are central to all of these events.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
2 June 2025
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With the victory, Scheffler joins Woods as the only repeat winners of the tournament, renowned as one of the hardest PGA Tour events on the schedule.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
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Many fans are not fully happy with the resulting new order, even some of those who have landed in a more financially valuable conference.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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SpaceX got the official launch order on March 7, meaning all the prep work was completed in less than three months.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
30 May 2025
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On June 2, Kelly Clarkson and Hoda Kotb appeared together on an episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show wearing two very different versions of the leg-lengthening denim cut that’s sweeping Hollywood for summer: wide-leg jeans.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Hundreds of weather forecasters were fired and other federal NOAA employees were put on probationary status in February, followed by a later round of more than 1,000 cuts at the agency.—
Graham Underwood,
Arkansas Online,
4 June 2025
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Predicting how technology will change our relationship with terminology is challenging, but the need for precise scientific language, including the names of species, will never go away.—
Nicholas Green,
The Conversation,
3 June 2025
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The bill defines companion chatbots as AI systems capable of meeting the social needs of users.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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Pod coffee was an easier way to make a single cup in a hurry.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
24 May 2025
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Rafael Nadal was a tennis warrior, to be sure: a competitive beast dripping with sweat and relentless in-the-moment ambition who could give the opposition a faraway gaze in a hurry.—
Christopher Clarey,
Air Mail,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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Consumer goods: One of the world’s largest apparel companies uses mapping and analytics to trace its supply chain across 40 countries—from raw materials with farmers and fabric makers to finished products–compressing six-month reporting tasks into days or weeks.—
Cindy Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The event shows the process of making natural textiles from sheep to finished fabric.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Today’s discerning little travelers—and their (presumably) exhausted parents—demand more.—
Forbes Staff,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The world watched, and so did Venezuela’s exhausted population, over 90% of whom, according to opposition data, believe Maduro lost.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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Related article Rhinos went extinct in Uganda 40 years ago.—
Nell Lewis,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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One of these two lineages is the ancestor of the present-day strains, while the other strain re-emerged over centuries in Europe and went extinct by the early 19th century.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 May 2025
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“Do.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/do. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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