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as in corresponds
to be in agreement on every point
now that you've explained your absence to me, my records and the office's fit
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as in adapts
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
I can undo the hem on these old culottes and fit them into a skirt
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as in qualifies
to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function
that final computer course should fit him for a career in programming
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as in prepares
to make ready in advance
I won't have time to fit the spare room for the guests
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as in bouts
a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder
without her medication, she'd have an epileptic fit
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as in bursts
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
helpless fits of laughter from the audience
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as in huffs
an outburst or display of excited anger
found out what his wife had spent on clothes and threw a fit
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“Fits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fits. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.
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