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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
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
  • Twenty years in, there’s no denying that the city’s distinct and instantly recognizable fashion sense has impacted the way the fashion world gets dressed both on- and off-duty.
    Kelsey Stewart, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Cesar Gastelum, who had more than 600,000 followers on TikTok, was broadcasting with two friends — all dressed as food delivery workers as part of a challenge.
    CBS News, CBS News, 5 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
  • My fellow guests are largely Lycra-clad and yoga-ready or wearing the resort’s fluffy robes to wander its halls, and more than half will return for a repeat visit within 18 months, one of the staffers tells me.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Designed around century-old oak trees, the home is clad in limestone and natural timber, reflecting the principles of organic modernism.
    Sandra Barrera, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • For its part, Russia adapted to Ukraine's growing use of drones along the front by deploying electronic warfare systems at scale.
    David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The actor’s outfit was adapted from Ackermann’s Fall-Winter 2026 ready-to-wear collection, which ruminated on the language of desire and seduction, and the magnetism of opposites.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 7 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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