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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
Parker, who serves as the chief of staff at Cook Children’s Hospital, has filed a conflict of interest form disclosing her employment and regularly recuses herself from votes involving city business with the hospital network.
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026
The lead author disclosed a conflict of interest involving an ownership stake in a management company that serves an aesthetics clinic, though that clinic doesn’t offer NAD+ infusions.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
The installation also serves as a test case for how future research sites may deploy quantum computers within their existing computing infrastructure.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026
Apple’s thriller series is exec produced by Cary, who also serves as creator and showrunner under his overall deal with Sony Pictures Television and his FLW Productions banner.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 June 2026
Your precision serves you best when rest supports it well.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
Still, the Air serves a useful purpose in Apple’s lineup.
—Mark Gurman, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Amasa, a Latin American steakhouse; Bar Amasa, the upstairs taqueria; and Bar Rocco, an Italian restaurant that also serves an elegant brunch, helmed by celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
Writer-director Gillian Roberts serves as executive producer alongside producer Sabin Gnawali.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 June 2026
Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026
The lead author disclosed a conflict of interest involving an ownership stake in a management company that serves an aesthetics clinic, though that clinic doesn’t offer NAD+ infusions.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
The installation also serves as a test case for how future research sites may deploy quantum computers within their existing computing infrastructure.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026
Apple’s thriller series is exec produced by Cary, who also serves as creator and showrunner under his overall deal with Sony Pictures Television and his FLW Productions banner.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 June 2026
Your precision serves you best when rest supports it well.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
Still, the Air serves a useful purpose in Apple’s lineup.
—Mark Gurman, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Amasa, a Latin American steakhouse; Bar Amasa, the upstairs taqueria; and Bar Rocco, an Italian restaurant that also serves an elegant brunch, helmed by celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
Writer-director Gillian Roberts serves as executive producer alongside producer Sabin Gnawali.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serves
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The pair attends local sporting events together, sitting and cheering for the hometown team.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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The president still regularly attends UFC fights.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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But why buy brand new items when an old pillowcase suffices?—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
14 May 2026
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That rationale for military power no longer suffices.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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Cohesion is the trick, and color does most of the work.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
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Nor does a forecast cone capture every place that may experience dangerous conditions.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Trump also poked Macron by telling a private luncheon in April that his wife, Brigitte Macron, treats her husband badly.—
Darlene Superville,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Every five to seven years, a new class of threat arrives, the field treats it as unprecedented and the practitioners who recognize the shape from prior waves are the ones who solve it first.—
Harsh Singhal,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The crust and top of the mantle make up another area called the lithosphere, which acts like a skin surrounding the Earth's surface.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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This is a world where strong weathering acts as a perfect thermostat.—
Scott K. Johnson,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
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The partnership between the South Florida health system and Amazon’s medical arm benefits both entities, and some of the 900,000 patients who access virtual and in-person primary care through their Amazon Prime membership.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Multiple groups complained that the amendment erodes CPUC’s oversight authority, unfairly benefits big companies such as A&T and would lead to a host of potential problems hurting customers in rural as well as urban areas.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 2026
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The team looked at hematopoietic stem cells, the blood-forming stem cells that generate every red blood cell, white blood cell and platelet in the body, and zeroed in on the lysosome, the part of the cell that handles cellular recycling.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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With just a single command, the robot automatically handles the entire welding process from start to finish.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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Ford tucks major ideas and themes into the stunning feature, one that functions both as an intimate exploration of identity and a rallying cry for a new kind of world.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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This matters more on scenic itineraries than on port-heavy Mediterranean cruises, where the ship often functions as a floating hotel between destinations.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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