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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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of suited
Adjective
Jill’s approach to being First Lady was to act as Joe’s lead messenger, and this suited Bernal, who had gained his knowledge of policy indirectly as a scheduler and advance man. — Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026 Many Republican districts, which are often large and more rural, are well suited to these kinds of projects. — Kayla Morton, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026 Winesap apples bring intense, full-bodied flavor with deep cider-like notes, and are equally suited to cooking, eating fresh, and making cider. — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 The stand-in for Barton Cottage, a single-room house in southern Devon more suited to livestock than people, didn’t come quite so ready-made — or with a roof. — Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026 In the Classics, Lidl-Trek boast former world champion Mads Pedersen, whose most likely Monument successes appear likely to come at either Milan-Sanremo or Paris-Roubaix — the two races which Ganna would also appear most suited for. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2026 The pattern, whether rendered in black and white or a soft melange of browns, is just as much a neutral as any kind of leopard print, but feels particularly well suited to contrast this season’s bold use of color. — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026 Investors can use this list as a starting point — along with referrals — to find an expert who is well-suited for their family's needs. — Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,kelli Grant, Cfp®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 The Spanish royal is known for her suited style, wearing pieces by such designers as Carolina Herrera, Bleis and Hugo Boss, among others. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
Our job, before and after AI, is building safe and useful products for human beings, and engineers are still best suited for that. — Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026 The company aims to develop a wider lineup of electric-propulsion ships suited to different operating conditions and customer requirements. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 The underlying engineering may not be well-suited to the task. — Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Indian and Chinese refineries are good at handling heavy and medium-heavy crude from Venezuela and Russia, Chaudhuri said, adding that this grade of fuel is better-suited for producing diesel. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 Accessibility The property is not well-suited for travelers with mobility limitations. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026 His interests suited McCarthy, and McCarthy’s skills helped him in turn. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026 Medik8’s Crystal Retinal simplifies that process, offering the product in various strengths suited to sensitive skin and those new to retinal as well as experienced retinoid users. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026 The program allows growers to choose practices suited to their region and farm. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suited
Adjective
  • Come dressed in your Halloween costume and enjoy spine-tingling Halloween classics.
    — Mike Hamersly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The dressing room was now populated by brightly dressed women, all of whom looked up from applying makeup to stare tightly at her in the doorframe.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Still, this particular ban didn’t need to go in the Constitution – a simple law would have sufficed or, better yet, allowing the CPW board to determine if these traps were too inhumane to allow.
    — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2026
  • For players 20 and older, a full season in the AHL sufficed to accrue a professional season.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • After a multi-year hiatus from the show, Burgess pleased the judges with her first routine with Cameron.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The manner in which Marcos Llorente’s opener for Atletico transpired would not have pleased Andoni Iraola, even if the Spaniard needs time for his team to understand his out-of-possession demands.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • However, other analysts have expressed concerns about assuming that take-or-pay legal structures are iron-clad and about equating backlogs with revenue.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Video of the incident obtained by CBS News showed a group of around 20 masked men clad in black or gray clothes descending a hill from the area of an Israeli settlement outpost into an olive grove near the Palestinian village of Abu Falah.
    — Dov Lieber, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Austen classic has been adapted for the big screen numerous times, though the most notable one being the 1995 film starring Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet, which was both a critical and commercial hit.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Chaparral are adapted to fire every 30 to 130 years — not every eight.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • There was a procession to the church of white clad handmaidens (tärnor), star boys (stjärngossar) and gingerbread men (pepparkaksgubbar) with candle wreaths on the maidens’ heads – now battery powered rather than actual flames.
    — Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Small, shy and clad head-to-claw in black, New Zealand’s karure, or black robin, has been crowned the country’s 2026 Bird of the Year.
    — Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The report analyzes publicly available FBI and immigration arrest data and does not include details of whether charges were dropped or if people served any time in jail or prison.
    — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
  • According to the charges, he was previously convicted of misdemeanor domestic battery charges in Cook County in 2024, and was sentenced to 30 days' time served.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • As the weather warmed, a co-worker mentioned smelling a strong odor coming from near Zelich's car.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Once confined to the Southeast, lone star ticks spread from Maine to Oklahoma in recent years as the climate warmed and as a decline in hunting led to an explosive growth in the number of whitetail deer, where lone stars find mates and breed.
    — Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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“Suited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suited. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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