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
to put among or between others
do you think you can fit this picture into the album?I can fit you in between my two o'clock and three o'clock appointments
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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Recent Examples of fit
Verb
These aren't bad players, but are either reaches or odd fits with their new teams.—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025 After making birdie at No. 2, DeChambeau’s first whiff of trouble came on the stretch of holes that have given him fits in his Masters career.—Justin Ray, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
Why the Chargers drafted him: When picking this far at the end of the draft, special teams tends to be the first fit, and Bridges is eager to apply his skills.—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025 The top features more structure lines with a corset-like fit above the midriff.—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Politics Where do different ideas of masculinity fit into the presidential election?—Lisa Hagen, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025 Despite being a nod to Greek architecture, the soft lines and natural color palette fit right into the desert landscape.—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Her straight-leg jeans are a relaxed silhouette—not baggy, but not quite fitted—and her trench coat is kept open and unbelted.—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025 Currently on sale for just $53, this flattering top features a more fitted look that can be styled buttoned to the top or left open as a lightweight in-flight layer.—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2025
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The boxy top-handle tote became an instant icon, at a time when city-dwelling young women with high standards weren’t seeing bags that were versatile enough to fit a back-to-the-basics ’90s aesthetic.—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 12 Apr. 2025 As a powerhouse who knows how to inflict pain, King perfectly fits the faction's mold.—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fit
The Hubble Space Telescope's recent deep-dive into Andromeda has been able to track the disorder in M31 that the merger left in its wake: streams of stars cannibalized from the galaxy eaten by M31 and producing a burst of star formation.
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Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2025
All the nervous energy that had built up at American Airlines Center was released in a burst of delirious joy.
Martin's son Gabe, hiding alone under a blanket, said the explosion left his ears ringing and smelled like burning batteries.
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Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
The explosion of laws meant to protect minors from potentially harmful online content perhaps sounds noble at first glance, but with a second pass the laws read as superfluous.
The chute opens, and rambunctious No. 2 bursts out with an impatient huff.
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Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
Volunteers were charged around 25 cents per huff, bringing in good profit for those who’d invested in the necessary gas tanks, tubes, and breathing bags.
Whitmer wages charm offensive against Trump as other Dems attack
As much as Trump enjoys skewering his rivals, the president has lauded Whitmer on multiple occasions since returning to power.
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Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
The experience illustrates that utility control systems and infrastructure platforms are particularly vulnerable to attack.
Nothing but quick and shocking outbursts of violence can pierce the movie’s surfaces of overheated restraint.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Hubble captured this dramatic event in a stunning series of images, revealing intricate dust patterns as a flash of light from the outburst expanded outward and reflected off surrounding dust clouds — a phenomenon known as a light echo.
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