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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
Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
For beer, that generally means one to two 12-ounce servings a day for men and one 12-ounce serving a day for women.
—Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Adam Echelman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Pat Tillman, who was born in the San Jose area, was killed by friendly fire in 2004 while serving in Afghanistan.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Warm up with a plate of honey butter yeast rolls and the elk and bacon smash burger, and finish things off with a serving of banana pudding or a slice of three-layer chocolate cake.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
For beer, that generally means one to two 12-ounce servings a day for men and one 12-ounce serving a day for women.
—Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
Apps or technologies serving extracurricular programs or sports teams can claim they weren’t designed and marketed for the classroom, or that their use isn’t mandatory, said Vance.
—Adam Echelman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Pat Tillman, who was born in the San Jose area, was killed by friendly fire in 2004 while serving in Afghanistan.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serving
Adjective
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Bob Graf and Hader are set to produce under the latter’s Hanarply banner, with Alyssa Donovan co-producing.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 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
Noun
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Best of all, every breakfast, lunch, and dinner here is bookended with Moroccan tea, a ground green concoction infused with mint leaves and generously sized sugar cubes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
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Their $45 dinner menu offers eight choices for appetizers and six for entrees, including prime rib on a French roll with au jus and a truffle lobster melt and bisque.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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While attending the Los Angeles premiere of Sandiwara on February 19, the Oscar-winning actor opted to go the route of making a bold statement for her movie night ensemble.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
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For those attending, Democratic leaders are warning members to abstain from protests inside the chamber.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The problem with polls The consensus view among observers is that a small minority of Russians oppose the war, a slightly larger minority enthusiastically support the war, and the majority passively go along with what the state is doing.—
Elizaveta Gaufman,
The Conversation,
21 Feb. 2026
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The military level is doing serious preparation.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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For many people, however, the side effects are mild and tolerable and the benefits of treating chronic anxiety are worth it, said Patrick Kelly, president of the Southern California Psychiatric Society.—
KFF Health News,
Oc Register,
23 Feb. 2026
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Texas last elected a Democratic senator in 1988, and the state is so firmly in the grip of MAGA legislators that its elementary-school curriculum permits treating Bible stories as historical fact.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And [for] a kid that never really went to acting classes and never went to acting school or anything like that, that was my education.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
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This is also a strong day for those in sales, marketing, teaching, acting or writing, because your words are gold!—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The wealthy, benefiting from stock market gains and higher wage growth, are driving an outsize share of consumer spending.—
Kayla Steinberg,
NBC news,
19 Feb. 2026
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Early April brings a turnaround with both your personal and financial life benefiting.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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 26 Feb. 2026.
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