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as in attending
to be a servant for
he served his master faithfully for 20 years
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as in sufficing
to be enough
they made the pasta serve for eight guests
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as in doing
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 treating
to behave toward in a stated way
my parents served me well in preparing me for life
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as in acting
to have a certain purpose
the harsh punishment served to teach everyone a lesson
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as in benefiting
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 serving
Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
Such pantry salads prove that a nourishing and hearty vegetarian meal can come together for less than $2 a serving—try doing that at your local fast-casual salad chain.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Feb. 2026
Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
Desalination plants have multiple stages — intake systems, treatment facilities, energy supplies — and damage to any part of that chain can interrupt production, according to Ed Cullinane, Middle East editor at Global Water Intelligence, a publisher serving the water industry.
—Annika Hammerschlag, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The 18-course Devoro tasting menu (290 Euros, or around $340), which lasts three-and-a-half hours in the serving, is a fascinating fiesta of miniature dishes in which Salazar’s Andalusian origins mix and match with island inspirations.
—Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
Such pantry salads prove that a nourishing and hearty vegetarian meal can come together for less than $2 a serving—try doing that at your local fast-casual salad chain.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
Attendees can learn about how to get involved by acting as docents and greeters, gardeners and special event helpers or serving on the Campbell Museum Foundation Board.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
Desalination plants have multiple stages — intake systems, treatment facilities, energy supplies — and damage to any part of that chain can interrupt production, according to Ed Cullinane, Middle East editor at Global Water Intelligence, a publisher serving the water industry.
—Annika Hammerschlag, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serving
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Fox Entertainment and Fremantle are co-producing, with Matt Nix (Burn Notice, The Gifted) serving as showrunner and exec producing alongside premiere episode director McG, Michael Berk, Greg Bonann, Doug Schwartz, Dante Di Loreto and Mike Horowitz.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
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The plant in question actually consists of 70 Jurupa oak (Quercus palmeri) stem clusters, only three feet tall, that stand together as a flowering, non-acorn producing clonal colony in the form of a thicket, 82 feet long by 26 feet wide, estimated to be at least 13,000 years old.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
17 Jan. 2026
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The restaurant’s menu is printed on the back of a record sleeve, with a list of starters mined from special, one-off dinners Garcia and Huerta host monthly called Kamikaze, and mains rooted in their signature tacos, tortas and burritos.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Even breakfast feels deliberate here—whether eaten downstairs at Rouser or ordered to your room, it’s handled with the same attention as dinner.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Ukraine is leading the list of countries not attending the opening ceremony in Verona to protest the decision of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to allow Russian athletes to compete under their own flag and with their national anthem.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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As someone who began attending the Met Gala in her teens, Ali Lebow knew that curating the perfect wardrobe would be her main priority when planning her wedding.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
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Similarly, Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf said in December that the bank is doing a lot more because of AI.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
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An officer monitoring a vehicle X-ray machine did not detect anything wrong with the vehicle, but another officer doing a physical inspection spotted the woman’s foot, according to the complaint.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Identifying and treating latent TB has been lauded as a key strategy to prevent outbreaks among migrant communities and the native public for more than a generation by public health experts, according to a 2002 Cornell University study.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Tisch declined to discuss specific details of the ongoing investigation, citing the pending federal prosecution, but confirmed that authorities are treating the case as terrorism-related.—
Ashley Carnahan , Alexis McAdams , CB Cotton,
FOXNews.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Chinese company would be acting as a passive financial investor, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private.—
Dong Cao,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The directive banned local law enforcement from acting on warrants of removal and prohibited ICE agents from accessing Fairfax County police buildings.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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Former President Barack Obama is calling on voters in Virginia to support a ballot measure this spring that would change the commonwealth's constitution and cause new congressional district boundaries benefiting Democrats to be used in this fall's midterm elections.—
Hunter Woodall,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Because the plea deals involve years of treatment, people continue benefiting from the programs even if no new participants enter them, Raven said.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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However, December has been the best performing month of the year for the momentum factor since 1928, Ari Wald, head of technical analysis at Oppenheimer, said in a note last week.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
1 Dec. 2025
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Three songwriters from each category — performing and non-performing — will be honored at a June 2026 ceremony in New York City.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
13 Nov. 2025
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“Serving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serving. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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