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as in works (for)
to be a servant for
he served his master faithfully for 20 years
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as in treats
to behave toward in a stated way
my parents served me well in preparing me for life
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as in benefits
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 serves
Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
For Turkish designer Buket Hoscan Bazman, brass serves a similar narrative role.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
The bar serves food and drinks along with good times, especially in their events such as open mics and techno parties.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The reality star also serves as an executive producer on the legal drama alongside Murphy.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
In Louisville, the local school system serves roughly 60,000 children who live in homes that qualify for the assistance.
—Katie Wiseman, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
It's located right off Interstate 94 near Medora, a charming Western town that serves as a gateway to the park.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
The warehouse serves about 90 to 100 households daily, said Little, the food distribution manager.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
The center serves people from all over the area.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
For Turkish designer Buket Hoscan Bazman, brass serves a similar narrative role.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
The bar serves food and drinks along with good times, especially in their events such as open mics and techno parties.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The reality star also serves as an executive producer on the legal drama alongside Murphy.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
In Louisville, the local school system serves roughly 60,000 children who live in homes that qualify for the assistance.
—Katie Wiseman, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
It's located right off Interstate 94 near Medora, a charming Western town that serves as a gateway to the park.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
The warehouse serves about 90 to 100 households daily, said Little, the food distribution manager.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
The center serves people from all over the area.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serves
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And, if identity suffices in defining the art work, what else about it is overlooked along that way?—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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But today, the Attention Economy no longer suffices.—
Rajiv Shesh,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Manow does a bump of K on the table to relax while Clateman shows me a high-tech nicotine vape that displays music videos and also rates the intensity of your hits with a numerical score.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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The point of Generative AI is the tech does the bulk of the work on its own.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Sulfasalazine is an anti-inflammatory medication that treats certain autoimmune conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA).—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
10 Nov. 2025
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The vegan baker treats lactose-free ice cream lovers to a dairy-free delight with a malted base featuring chunks of thick mint cookies for a crisp, chocolate-filled, and refreshingly cool flavor.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
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Even his handling of deportations—another key part of his election platform—has a 52 percent disapproval rating, as Americans grapple with an ICE force that eschews state regulations, ignores due process rights and acts like the president’s personal army.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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In areas with heavy winter snowpacks, the snow acts as a great insulator, protecting the underground portions of the plant.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Nov. 2025
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This policy aims to ensure federal spending directly benefits Canadian businesses and supports domestic manufacturing.—
Dave Gordon,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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During this uncertain time, these area restaurants are offering food, from bowls of soup to loaves of bread, to those affected by the SNAP benefits situation.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Harlow Berger now spends considerable time at the house of a friend and club soccer teammate, Nina Meyer, who attends Hill-Murray and whose parents have treated her as one of their own.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lisa Ann Walter attends the DIVAS Simply Singing!—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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The national entertainment group Knitting Factory Entertainment handles talent-buying duties, according to the release.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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RIOgaleão–Aeroporto Internacional Tom Jobim (GIG) handles most international flights, while Airport Santos Dumont (SDU) focuses on domestic routes and is closer to downtown.—
Aaron Randolph,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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The 34-year-old democratic socialist is poised to take control of a 306,000-person municipal workforce in the global center of capitalism that also functions as a cultural hub that dictates trends around the world.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The multipurpose space currently functions as a gym, but could also be used as a spa or additional entertaining area.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Serves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serves. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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