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Recent Examples of sufficed
For most, this would have sufficed for nautical recreation.
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Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
26 June 2026
The contact looked incidental and accidental, not forceful and deliberate, and a free kick sufficed.
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Graham Scott,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
He is entitled, dismissive and will go out of his way to say something cruel and condescending when nothing at all would have sufficed.
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ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
What sufficed for drama down the stretch was whether May’s team would join Jerry Tarkanian’s 1990 UNLV juggernaut as only the second team to hit triple digits at the Final Four in the modern era.
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Eddie Pells,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Everybody was on their best behavior Monday night, with the possible exception of one crucial play, and the clutch shot-making of Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander more than sufficed as great theater.
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
Pointing out that Jeanty has recorded 6, 8 and 6 receptions in his last three games would have probably sufficed at the case for this prop bet.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Dec. 2025
While there has been a boom in development, demand hasn’t sufficed to fill them.
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George Avalos,
Mercury News,
25 Nov. 2025
Soon, though, Shahn began to doubt whether such pleasant, inoffensive paintings sufficed.
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Nicole Rudick,
The New York Review of Books,
2 Oct. 2025
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
26 June 2026
The contact looked incidental and accidental, not forceful and deliberate, and a free kick sufficed.
—
Graham Scott,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
He is entitled, dismissive and will go out of his way to say something cruel and condescending when nothing at all would have sufficed.
—
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
What sufficed for drama down the stretch was whether May’s team would join Jerry Tarkanian’s 1990 UNLV juggernaut as only the second team to hit triple digits at the Final Four in the modern era.
—
Eddie Pells,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Everybody was on their best behavior Monday night, with the possible exception of one crucial play, and the clutch shot-making of Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander more than sufficed as great theater.
—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
Pointing out that Jeanty has recorded 6, 8 and 6 receptions in his last three games would have probably sufficed at the case for this prop bet.
—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Dec. 2025
While there has been a boom in development, demand hasn’t sufficed to fill them.
—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
25 Nov. 2025
Soon, though, Shahn began to doubt whether such pleasant, inoffensive paintings sufficed.
—
Nicole Rudick,
The New York Review of Books,
2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sufficed
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.
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Netanyahu, the son of a historian, grew up in Jerusalem’s elite circles and served in the military’s prestigious Sayeret Matkal commando unit.
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No catch-all dishes, served on individual plates.
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Doubts about his age have emerged from time to time and, while official documents have verified his date of birth and satisfied Indian cricket’s governing body, the sceptics will not always be satisfied.
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After more than five months of picket lines, the Writers Guild won a contract that satisfied its membership.
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“Sufficed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sufficed. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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