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Recent Examples of suffices
But why buy brand new items when an old pillowcase suffices?
—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
14 May 2026
That rationale for military power no longer suffices.
—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
This is not a moment where simply modeling democratic and humanitarian principles by our own behavior suffices.
—
Ernesto Burden,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
For example, to send money, people from developing countries do not need to enter bank details—a phone number suffices.
—
Murad Salikhov,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
No single material suffices to replicate that distinctive human texture.
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Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
16 Dec. 2025
And, if identity suffices in defining the art work, what else about it is overlooked along that way?
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Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
Creating a Partiful event or even texting the group suffices.
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Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
29 Aug. 2025
The complete sentence, housed in a single Arabic word, أحبّك, suffices when the world closes in and there is no room for longer declarations, for the leisure of language and its constructions.
—
Nima Hasan
august 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
14 May 2026
That rationale for military power no longer suffices.
—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
This is not a moment where simply modeling democratic and humanitarian principles by our own behavior suffices.
—
Ernesto Burden,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
For example, to send money, people from developing countries do not need to enter bank details—a phone number suffices.
—
Murad Salikhov,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
No single material suffices to replicate that distinctive human texture.
—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
16 Dec. 2025
And, if identity suffices in defining the art work, what else about it is overlooked along that way?
—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
Creating a Partiful event or even texting the group suffices.
—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
29 Aug. 2025
The complete sentence, housed in a single Arabic word, أحبّك, suffices when the world closes in and there is no room for longer declarations, for the leisure of language and its constructions.
—
Nima Hasan
august 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffices
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Drawing upon the fine dining experience of both Chef Gabon and partner Celine Wuu (who deftly manages the floor), Naides serves an original interpretation of Filipino cuisine in the form of a stylishly modern tasting menu.
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For all their confidence that progressive Christianity won’t play in red states, however, Warnock serves as a powerful counterpoint.
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Mark Thompson does the costume and scenic design, with lighting by Howard Harrison.
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The Pitt does this quite literally and very well.
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Orange dream freeze at Your 3rd Spot A little sweet and a little sassy, the orange dream freeze satisfies a hankering for a cocktail and a dessert.
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Current production satisfies less than one percent of global demand.
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“Suffices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffices. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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