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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
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
The offer is for QDOBA Rewards members and includes a free medium 4-ounce serving of the restaurant’s signature three-cheese queso or queso Diablo and chips with the purchase of a full-size entrée.
—Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 2 Mar. 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
Netflix is dishing out a second serving of A24‘s Beef, teasing a first look at the sophomore season of Lee Sung Jin‘s anthology.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
The offer is for QDOBA Rewards members and includes a free medium 4-ounce serving of the restaurant’s signature three-cheese queso or queso Diablo and chips with the purchase of a full-size entrée.
—Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 2 Mar. 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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La Popular, on the other hand, is a dreamy open-air spot that serves lunch and dinner focused on more sustainable, local cuisine.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
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The group decided to attend the dinner but not post about it on social media.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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But even when attending the opera in person was prohibitively expensive for a poorer and much larger working class, mass audiences still consumed high culture from afar.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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The controversy has carried into the offseason, apparently prompting at least one prominent UNC football alumnus to forgo attending games in person when the 2026 season begins this fall.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
13 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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Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev also advanced to the men’s semifinals, with Medvedev benefiting from a disputed, overturned point late in his 6-1, 7-5 victory over defending champion Jack Draper.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Grey's Anatomy star was one of hundreds in attendance on Sunday at the 2026 edition of Wine, Women & Shoes, an annual fundraiser benefitting Florida's Big Dog Ranch Rescue, the nation's largest no-kill dog shelter.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 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 14 Mar. 2026.
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