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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
Cast in classic tones of black and white, the suited look included separate pieces from the fall curation. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 June 2026 That dynamic makes oncology uniquely suited to reveal how clinical intelligence can change the trajectory of care. Abhishek Kumar, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Think about using every square foot efficiently and for what is best-suited for your lifestyle. Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026 Power is transmitted through a six-speed gearbox, with ratios that CFMoto says are equally suited to town and trail riding. Utkarsh Sood june 20, New Atlas, 20 June 2026 The passage is incoherent, yet, in conflating progressive reform with arrogant blind faith, it is perfectly suited to Vance’s cynical conservatism. Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 19 June 2026 Wallis, based on his district’s history with moderate Republicans and his ability to hang on in close races, seems best suited to ride out the storm. Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 19 June 2026 This single-person air mattress weighs just over 1 pound and is also well suited for backpacking. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 Night is so well suited to this mysterious wonder that is birth. Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
Verb
If the difference between what the role requires and what the person is naturally suited to do is material, the most effective move is redeployment, or finding a role where that person can thrive rather than struggle. Matt Poepsel, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 His mail-order catalogs allowed amateur gardeners across the country to purchase from a selection of hybrids suited for the shifting needs of the nation. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2026 Feeding the graphics is a Blackwell-series RTX 5070, perfectly suited for speedy performance at this exact resolution. K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 24 June 2026 Tomato has the same saturation, but is much better suited to warm weather. Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 24 June 2026 This woodland native grows in USDA Zones 6-9 and is best suited to shadier areas of the landscape. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 June 2026 Equipped with two queen beds, the stay is especially well-suited to a family of four or as a joint couples hideaway. Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026 That’s Cali, who belongs in this range, and would add to their depth down the middle (though some think he’ll be better suited for the wing). Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 23 June 2026 Below that, the app shows an hour-by-hour timeline also color-coded with the times of day best suited for walks. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suited
Adjective
  • Somewhere in the middle of this Los Angeles neo-noir, Colin Farrell’s quiet, well-dressed, cinema-loving private eye was revealed to be a blue-skinned alien — then the show just kept going, missing-persons mystery intact.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 19 June 2026
  • Rent it on most major platforms Forbidden to enter the stadium, several Iranian women sneak in dressed as men to watch a World Cup qualifying match in the master director Jafar Panahi’s movie about everyday defiance under authoritarianism.
    Carlos Aguilar, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • 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, 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
Verb
  • Netflix has a new #1 movie in its top 10 list, a romantic comedy that seems to have pleased both critics and audiences alike, far from a sure thing in that genre.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Success was whatever pleased him that afternoon.
    Bob Batchelor, Fortune, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Its interior walls were clad in marble.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
  • In the post, Anne Hathaway, clad in all white, walks into the frame with her arms crossed over her belly.
    Redazione People, Vanity Fair, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Natividad's great-great-great grandfather adapted and so did his descendants ‒ withstanding every new attempt to erase their language, culture or traditions.
    Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • So much so that more books are being adapted into streaming content than ever before.
    Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 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
  • Rhaenys served as a valuable member of Rhaenyra’s council, even going to stop Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) from taking Rook’s Rest for King Aegon II Targaryen (Tom Glynn-Carney), so Rhaenyra could stay back.
    Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • Burnham served in cabinet roles under former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Milk will need to be warmed first.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • Shoppers stepped up their spending in May and surpassed expectations as temperatures warmed and gasoline prices cooled.
    Anne D’Innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026

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