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serving

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noun

serving

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verb

present participle of serve
1
as in attending
to be a servant for he served his master faithfully for 20 years

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2
as in sufficing
to be enough they made the pasta serve for eight guests

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3
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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Recent Examples of serving
Noun
At the Four Seasons Hong Kong, employees mark wellness day with mindfulness sessions featuring a singing bowl class, therapeutic tea servings and badminton competitions. Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025 Berries — especially strawberries and blueberries — for example, get a score of 1 if two or more servings are consumed per week. Linda Carroll, NBC news, 2 June 2025
Verb
The school's kitchen and cafeteria are congested with long serving lines, according to the district's website. Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024 Gutierrez Reed is currently serving an 18-month sentence for involuntary manslaughter in the case. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for serving
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serving
Noun
  • The weekend is by no means over, but one extremely private ultra-Venetian venue has been thoroughly and seamlessly enjoyed, on June 26, with a dinner for the couple and their guests at the immense and immensely luxurious Palazzo Brandolini, presiding over the south bank of the Grand Canal.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • The ridiculousness of the baby’s involvement in the game becomes even more stark at the candlelit dinner that night.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Born and raised in England, Ramsey developed a love for acting early on, entering a drama group at 3 and then attending performing arts school.
    Makena Gera, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Those attending the April 25 event can pick up yard signs, window clings and bumper stickers with the 988 number, according to the press release.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The user manual will provide this information, as well as guidance on how to open the fan, if doing so is permissible.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Authorities initially said a 4-year-old girl doing laundry with her mother and a 30-year-old man died.
    Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Its treating its legends better than ever.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • But online, people are treating this like a real royal wedding.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • When the acting dream started Growing up in Sacramento, Smalls was a three-sport athlete in high school attending West Campus, Rosemont and Foothill in North Highlands.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Right before graduation, Smalls found a two-year program in the William Esper Studio in New York City which teaches acting techniques such as the Meisner Technique.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Buchanan runs onto the pass, benefitting from the distance between him and left back Max Arfsten to collect it in space.
    Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Eddie Vedder and Stephen Marley have shared new covers of two Neil Young classics from Harvest for an upcoming tribute album benefitting the Bridge School.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • What’s probably very frustrating for all the value investors, the minimum volatility investors, the high dividend investors and other professionals is that momentum was also the best performing factor in 2024, up more than 32% last year.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 2 June 2025
  • Just six were elected – three from 13 nominees in the performing songwriters category and three from 13 nominees in the songwriters category, which is reserved for non-performing songwriters.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • That assessment came after a lunch attended by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who were huddling with Senate Republicans to discuss a tentative deal on the state and local tax deduction.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2025
  • Never a lunch for me, this summertime snack was easy to make and kept me fueled up for a long day of running through the woods.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 27 June 2025

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“Serving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serving. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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