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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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as in producing
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Recent Examples of serving
Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Divide between 4 wide, shallow bowls and serve with a little more Parmesan grated over each serving and a pinch of the remaining lemon zest.
—Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
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
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Adjective
Between June 2024 and this past June, Americans ordered more than 1.2 billion servings of wings, according to tracking data by research firm Circana CREST.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Divide between 4 wide, shallow bowls and serve with a little more Parmesan grated over each serving and a pinch of the remaining lemon zest.
—Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
Noun
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serving
Verb
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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
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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
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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
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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
Verb
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Its treating its legends better than ever.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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But online, people are treating this like a real royal wedding.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
Noun
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Planning dinner, a class party or a thoughtful email to your child’s teacher?—
Alena Conley,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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Azamara’s overnights and late stays mean unhurried exploration, local dinners off the ship, and nighttime activities in town.—
Jill Schildhouse,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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Others in communications to families have shared what lunch prices might be if the meal program is discontinued.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Earlier this summer, she was spotted wearing the garment while on a lunch date with boyfriend Travis Kelce in Ohio in early July.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Serving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serving. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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