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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, 10 Oct. 2025
On the West Coast, the cast of Pitch Perfect reunites for a photo, while pregnant Cardi B serves face.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Butchard, the creator, serves as lead writer, with Robbie O’Neill writing a further episode.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
This number refers to one of over 45 shapes developed by CAPX and serves as the foundation of their standardized fit system used across brands and industries.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
Breaking from a grid that serves one-fifth of Americans, though, would be costly and difficult.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
And likewise, Social Security serves many people with disabilities.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Now, more than ever, social media serves as a critical entry point for hoards of new fans.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
With her during an interview were chief executive officer Jean-Baptiste Sassine, who is also her husband; her cousin Didier Cherqui, the director of creation, and Aurélie Darmon, who serves as chief marketing officer.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
On the West Coast, the cast of Pitch Perfect reunites for a photo, while pregnant Cardi B serves face.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Butchard, the creator, serves as lead writer, with Robbie O’Neill writing a further episode.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
This number refers to one of over 45 shapes developed by CAPX and serves as the foundation of their standardized fit system used across brands and industries.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
Breaking from a grid that serves one-fifth of Americans, though, would be costly and difficult.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
And likewise, Social Security serves many people with disabilities.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Now, more than ever, social media serves as a critical entry point for hoards of new fans.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
With her during an interview were chief executive officer Jean-Baptiste Sassine, who is also her husband; her cousin Didier Cherqui, the director of creation, and Aurélie Darmon, who serves as chief marketing officer.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 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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Rarely does a 29-page scholarly paper merit the attention of top-level executives, but every business leader should be familiar with a recent study from OpenAI.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Another big sales behemoth, Walmart also does quite a bit to maintain discounts competitive with Prime Day deals across all categories.—
Melissa Knific,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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The statutory language in Colorado’s conversion therapy law treats sexuality and gender identity as equally protected, parallel characteristics.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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In the next scene, Ed treats his first fan—his sometime girlfriend Adeline Watkins—to the spectacle of a dead, nude woman, eviscerated and strung up like a carcass in a slaughterhouse.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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When Swift acts in a way that is seemingly out of character, audiences feel cheated.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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Restraint and classic elements can go a long way in avoiding a bathroom that acts like a roll call of the decade’s best (or worst) trends.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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The tournament benefits GiGi’s Playhouse, a nonprofit that provides free educational, therapeutic and career programs for folks of all ages with Down syndrome.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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In 2025, his administration raised the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,000—a move that disproportionately benefits upper-income households in high-tax states like California and New York.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Janina Cruz, a sophomore at Waukesha West High School whose brother attends Hawthorne, said many Hispanic families at Hawthorne were unaware of the proposals and don't know how to use email or the district's student information system.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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The scenes with Alex and Tess' sons, for instance, were shot at the same school Cooper's 8-year-old daughter, Lea, attends.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
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Weather sealing keeps it safe in tough conditions, and the autofocus system handles fast-moving subjects with ease.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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Fremantle handles international production and distribution.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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That has contributed to a complete supply chain ecosystem that functions efficiently, a trait required in the manufacturing of semiconductors.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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One of its most recent iterations, the Supersonic Nural, comes outfitted with a groundbreaking Wave + Curl hair diffuser that functions two ways.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Serves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serves. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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