suffice

as in to do
to be enough I was told I have to wear shoes—will thong sandals suffice?

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Recent Examples of suffice But suffice to say the music industry has been longstanding adopters of and innovators in AI, from licensing admin to searching song databases, copyright infringement prevention to amazing new visual effects to enhance the concert experience. Virginie Berger, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 Any position that suits your level of flexibility and mobility will suffice, but here are a few suggestions. Dominique Fluker, Essence, 23 June 2025 Quarterly price adjustments will no longer suffice, particularly in this era of unpredictable and sudden tariff changes and dynamic pricing services. Rochelle Thielen, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 Instead of turning seven surrounding acres into a private golf course, for example, a run-of-the-mill, subsurface stormwater tank would have sufficed to meet stipulations that new developments cannot intensify flooding on neighboring properties. Denise Hruby updated July 13, Miami Herald, 13 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for suffice
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  • After all, the distinction between NIL and impermissible pay-for-play was supposed to hinge on what the athletes were doing to earn the money.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 2025
  • One unanswered question is whether the U.S. birth rate will continue to decline sharply, as Chile's has done.
    Brian Mann, NPR, 3 Aug. 2025
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  • The Bastrop district serves 13,000 students in Bastrop, Cedar Creek, Red Rock, Rockne and Paige.
    Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • That will serve him well in his new role since most tribal land in Wisconsin is forested or rural.
    Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025

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“Suffice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffice. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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