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suited

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verb

past tense of suit
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as in sufficed
to be fitting or proper no, a second-floor room won't suit if there's no elevator, since one of us has a disability

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Recent Examples of suited
Adjective
Beck never told Nilles what to play or how to play it, which left her with preconceptions ill-suited to Rush. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026 Human movements from motion capture and video are converted to a robot-compatible format through kinematic retargeting, while animation can provide movements that humans cannot perform or that are better suited to non-humanoid robots. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026 Model development, population analytics and interoperability reporting are better suited to the cloud. Renu Navale, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Experienced anglers can lead you and your family on a fishing experience that’s perfectly suited to your skill level and desires. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026 Even had Guardiola stayed on, City would probably be playing a more direct brand of football next season, with players more suited to beating a man and covering ground than playing a thousand million passes. Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026 The island’s very existence—a prosperous, democratic Chinese society integrated with the West—offers a stinging rebuke to the claim that authoritarian rule is uniquely suited to the Chinese people. Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Aug. 2026 Illustrations of peacocks, butterflies, and florals turn each acrylic tile into a miniature work of art, while the colorful palette feels perfectly suited for a poolside picnic table. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2026 Samsung is marketing the newer style as better-suited for entertainment and reading e-books, among other advantages that come with the wider, shorter inner display. Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
Other hostalike plants suited to Florida include caladiums and Amazon lilies. Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026 Since most of the rewards are tied to your Chime membership (the highest requiring $3,000+ in qualifying direct deposits every 34 days), this card is best suited for those who use Chime frequently. Ryley Amond, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 Augmental says MouthPad is best suited for people over 18 who have enough tongue dexterity to operate it. Jesse Watson , Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 So, similarly to competitors like SoFi, ELFI is best suited for students with strong credit profiles or cosigners. Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 The Brewers, however, are among the current contenders least suited to October baseball. Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 Plants that are native to your area usually require less care and are suited to your growing conditions. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026 These are exactly the kinds of workflows where human attention degrades over time and for which automation and AI are ideally suited. Tal Lev-Ami, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Even veterans given considerable resources and artistic freedom for a live-action feature may find their specific sensibilities are just better suited to animation. Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suited
Adjective
  • Even better, Nicole Chavez, who has dressed stars like Bell, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Rachel Bilson, included them in her fall edit with Quince.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
  • If possible, visit the school before the first day, practice waking up at the time children will need to get up and walk through the normal morning routine, from breakfast to getting dressed.
    Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • For most, this would have sufficed for nautical recreation.
    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
Verb
  • Alicent will not be pleased by the death of her innocent daughter.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Jim was, however, pleased to see that Citi thinks Azure is doing well.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • The model shown is also partly clad in timber-look aluminum accenting and has an optional deck area.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Jen Statsky, clad in a black naked dress, and Lucia Aniello, wearing a shimmery sleeveless brown number, were also present.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Some surviving sections remain usable, illustrating the durability of construction adapted closely to the surrounding landscape.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Henry Fonda and Hepburn won leading acting honors, and the film won for screenplay, which Ernest Thompson adapted from his play of the same name.
    Beth Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Dozens of Eckhaus Latta–clad, Tabi-toed aspiring downtown cool kids were lined up around the block to attend a poetry reading at the menswear store, headlined by writer Victoria Rose.
    Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026
  • Playing for a state title in front of thousands of fans, many of the clad in red, was a fitting end.
    Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • White Water's diminutive cocktail bar has awesome bottled cocktails served in proper glassware that make for the perfect sundowner to carry across the boardwalk to soak up golden hour over the Pacific.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Matthew Temple said her performance (as well as countryman Sam Short’s in the men’s 400) served as motivation heading into his 100 butterfly win.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Boston’s best setup man, Garrett Whitlock, and recent Triple-A callup Seth Martinez both warmed in the visitors’ bullpen before the bottom of the eighth.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Canada has warmed faster than the global average in recent decades, while the amount of land burned by wildfires has increased substantially.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

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