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as in attended
to be a servant for
he served his master faithfully for 20 years
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as in suited
to be fitting or proper
those old riding boots will serve for now, but you'll need newer ones for the horse show
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as in treated
to behave toward in a stated way
my parents served me well in preparing me for life
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as in acted
to have a certain purpose
the harsh punishment served to teach everyone a lesson
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as in benefited
to provide with something useful or desirable
an excellent college that served her with the skills necessary to make it in today's job market
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Recent Examples of served
Employers Are Rewriting the Rules On College Degrees A degree once served as a shorthand signal.
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Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Stubblefield had served on both the budget committee and Legislative Council.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Sam Vollen served as its director.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Since 2007, Reina served as CFO before being promoted to both CFO and COO in 2012.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
What To Know Bondi spoke about the assassination of Kirk with Miller, who served as communications director for former Vice President Mike Pence.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Rabois also served as an early executive at both LinkedIn and payments company Block, formerly Square.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Watching or listening to a case unfold, and then feeling that relief when the truth comes out or justice is served.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Fall has always served as a reset.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Stubblefield had served on both the budget committee and Legislative Council.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Sam Vollen served as its director.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Since 2007, Reina served as CFO before being promoted to both CFO and COO in 2012.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
What To Know Bondi spoke about the assassination of Kirk with Miller, who served as communications director for former Vice President Mike Pence.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Rabois also served as an early executive at both LinkedIn and payments company Block, formerly Square.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Watching or listening to a case unfold, and then feeling that relief when the truth comes out or justice is served.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Fall has always served as a reset.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for served
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DeMelo was attended to on the field before being taken to a nearby hospital, the National Women’s Soccer League confirmed in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Sunday.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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The same goes for Beyonce, though the megastar hasn't attended an Emmys ceremony in her life despite past and present nominations.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
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Face-to-face sales are needed where online contracts once sufficed.—
Alla Adam,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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An Alien television show featuring nothing more than the Coca Cola classic Alien could have sufficed us, so why all the extra bells and whistles?—
Josh Wigler,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
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But before resorting to tears, try these steps from Rome that are best suited for cotton and linen fabrics.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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The earlier kick-off suited her, leaving less time to ruminate in her room.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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When Early walked off the mound for the last time, the Fenway Faithful treated him to his first standing ovation.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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The basic logic of the case is that college athletes ought to be treated as well as their work-study classmates, some of whom work at games played by students who are also athletes.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Once the move was official for Iamaleava, the transfer signing essentially acted as the college football equivalent of a trade.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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That prospect flared up for Seoane as the home fans whistled and booed at the final whistle, and became reality on Monday when the club’s board acted.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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As these taxpayers make higher amounts of money, they will be inherently less benefited by the Roth’s after-tax advantage, relative to taxpayers making lower amounts of money who can choose between traditional or Roth.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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If the two sides perhaps agreed on a longer deal that benefited both Kuminga and the Warriors, then the situation would not have dragged on this long.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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What sets Leviyev apart from her competitors is the fact that each treatment is handled with utmost compassion, precision, and a belief that external beauty is a result of harmony between internal bodily functions.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hikaru Kondo, the movie’s general director, wrote the lyrics and the composition and arrangement were handled by the composers of the film’s soundtrack — the former by Go Shiina, the latter by Shiina and Sachiko Miyano.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Served.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/served. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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