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serving

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noun

serving

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verb

present participle of serve
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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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Recent Examples of serving
Noun
The same serving meets about 50% of your vitamin C needs. Jillian Kubala, Health, 23 Oct. 2025 For instance, a five-ounce serving of plain Fage Total 2% has 15 grams of protein and plain Fage Total 0% has 16 grams of protein per serving. Danielle Zickl, SELF, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
Even if someone has signed up to bring plates and cutlery, there’s always a chance people forget serving utensils for their dishes. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025 One detail Harrison quickly learned about serving as the Mavs GM is that his power was going to be limited by the owner. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for serving
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serving
Adjective
  • Molle Debartolo serves as executive producer for American High, with Axelle Azoulay co-producing and Matt Sacca associate producing for the company.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
  • For the 2025 cycle, more than 450 people applied; Hall is currently reviewing 52 finalists for seven slots across editorial, post, motion design, archival research and producing, color, timing, and sound.
    Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For dinner, the creative tasting menu at Mexican restaurant Autor offers the chefs an opportunity to showcase their heritage, while Kengai’s Asian menu is inspired by the Japanese Izakaya tradition of sharing dishes.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Queen Letizia’s wardrobe selections for the state gala dinner on Tuesday night was a near-exact replica of the Spanish royal’s attire for the state banquet at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in April 2024, during the Spanish royals‘ state visit to the country.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The family of three has been attending almost all of Robert's live tapings.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Kardashian, who is the daughter of the prominent late attorney Robert Kardashian, began studying law in 2018 through California’s Law Office Study Program, which allows aspiring lawyers to apprentice under licensed attorneys instead of attending law school.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • But that’s what a player should be doing.
    Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
  • This year, the majority of players have been wearing poppies on their shirts from October 23 through to November 11, though individuals are free to decide against doing so.
    Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • It could be used in the creation of next-generation bioelectronic devices or internal medical tools, like pacemakers, implantable glucose sensors, and brain electrodes used for treating neurological conditions like Parkinson’s disease.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The cast largely helps to keep things grounded, rebutting the histrionics by treating each claim with legitimacy or reciting each gauche line with apt conviction.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • During takeoff and subsonic flight, for example, an ACE can open extra bypass ducts, effectively acting like a turbofan, quieter and efficient.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Outside of acting, Swit was a painter and a vocal animal rights activist.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Between February and June, Mamdani rallied momentum and broke through the noise with his innovative ideas, further benefiting from a grassroots effort by the left to shaft Cuomo from every progressive's ranked-choice primary ballot.
    Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The conference’s primary sponsor was the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which the watchdog group Human Rights Watch has accused of benefitting from human rights abuses.
    Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The party hasn’t presented a full slate of citywide candidates since 2022, when the strongest performing Republican still fell about 14,000 votes short.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Voters will select three performing and three non-performing songwriters for induction.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Serving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serving. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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