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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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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
The local office of the OIJ in Quepos, which serves the central Pacific area of the country and is in the area where Miller Gardner died, told CNN on Friday that it was asked to expand its investigation into the case.
—Djenane Villanueva, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
One of the highlights of Quark’s itinerary is a two-day call at Puerto Natales, a backpacker-friendly town of some 20,000 people that serves as the gateway to Torres del Paine.
—Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
Megan Ganz serves as writer, executive producer, and showrunner on the pilot.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Ganz serves as writer, executive producer and showrunner.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Videos of the protest show immigration agents firing pepper balls at protesters outside the facility in Broadview, Illinois, that serves as a processing center for immigrants headed to agency locations outside Illinois.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Chorizo, a zesty pork sausage used in Mexican and Spanish cuisines, serves this goal admirably.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
The United flight then landed at Kansai airport, which serves the Japanese cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
The local office of the OIJ in Quepos, which serves the central Pacific area of the country and is in the area where Miller Gardner died, told CNN on Friday that it was asked to expand its investigation into the case.
—Djenane Villanueva, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
One of the highlights of Quark’s itinerary is a two-day call at Puerto Natales, a backpacker-friendly town of some 20,000 people that serves as the gateway to Torres del Paine.
—Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
Megan Ganz serves as writer, executive producer, and showrunner on the pilot.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Ganz serves as writer, executive producer and showrunner.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Videos of the protest show immigration agents firing pepper balls at protesters outside the facility in Broadview, Illinois, that serves as a processing center for immigrants headed to agency locations outside Illinois.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Chorizo, a zesty pork sausage used in Mexican and Spanish cuisines, serves this goal admirably.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
The United flight then landed at Kansai airport, which serves the Japanese cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serves
Verb
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Creating a Partiful event or even texting the group suffices.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
29 Aug. 2025
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The complete sentence, housed in a single Arabic word, أحبّك, suffices when the world closes in and there is no room for longer declarations, for the leisure of language and its constructions.—
Nima Hasan
August 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Charleston doesn’t do seasons the way the rest of America does.—
Jenn Rice,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Never follow your boyfriend to college, especially a seemingly mediocre college, as Belly does with Jeremiah to the fictional Finch.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Polestar 5’s interior is primarily designed for four people, but can carry five at a pinch, and treats them all to a four-zone climate control air conditioner, and the front seats have both heating and ventilation.—
Michael Taylor,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Among them was a Whipple procedure, which is an operation that treats tumors and other conditions in the pancreas, small intestine and bile ducts, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Dehydration may be involved, as alcohol acts as a diuretic, like caffeine.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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Crowe, in contrast, acts with consummate command even as Göring, by design, keeps the audience at arm’s length.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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Led by Lehigh University in partnership with the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center in Silicon Valley and TU Dortmund University in Germany, our preliminary sample found that higher well-being actually benefits founders not only personally but also professionally.—
Samantha Dewalt,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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The swim benefits the lighthouse’s ongoing preservation.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The official attends committee meetings and ensures members are complying with federal law and the correct protocols.—
Dominique Mosbergen,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Marisa Jackson’s 10-year-old son, Maxwell, is in the fifth grade and attends public school.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Canales likely doesn’t want to cause an issue, especially this early in the season, by mandating how the defensive play-caller handles his various rotations and depth chart.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Serafina handles supervision and discipline in the brothel, while Arcángela manages finances and connections with local officials.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Several SSDs can be combined into a single RAID that then functions as a single drive.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The researchers also discovered a feedback loop between GH and a brainstem hub called the locus coeruleus, which functions to keep us alert.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Serves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serves. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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