Thesaurus results for SLAVES (FOR)

slaves (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of slave (for)

as in works (for)

to be a servant for why would you waste your time slaving for a boss you can't stand?

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serves

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The 162-acre retreat, located less than a mile from downtown, serves as one of Lawrenceville’s great gathering places.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
ConnCAT and ConnCORP founder Carlton Highsmith, who serves as the board chair of both organizations, had already announced his own plans to step down at the end of the year.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

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