suiting

Definition of suitingnext
present participle of suit
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as in befitting
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 suiting Power suiting for women has certainly struck a chord in the culture. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 At the time, her hair was a light auburn shade, suiting her role as Esther Greenwood, who is described as being brunette in Sylvia Plath’s 1963 novel. — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026 Married life seems to be suiting Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce just fine. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026 Tom Marchitelli blazed a unique trail in his rise to suiting mostly NFL superstars as a founder, designer and stylist for custom menswear brand Gentleman’s Playbook. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026 Operational databases—often NoSQL systems—excel at reacting to change instantly and fetching individual records with almost no delay, suiting situations where the business must act on new data in near real time. — Kevin Mathrani, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Nicole Kidman is serving up the aesthetic blueprint for the ultimate European summer, from embracing power suiting in Wimbledon’s Royal Box to showing off her natural blonde curls while jet-setting out of Ibiza. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 18 July 2026 This has been visible during Menšík’s run, with the combination of high bounce (in the first week’s heat) and slow conditions (in the cooler weather during the second) suiting his strike zone and contact point. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suiting
Verb
  • Allen passed for 210 yards and rushed for 121 more for the Bills (4-1), who rallied to win a back-and-forth thriller befitting the teams with the NFL’s last two MVPs at quarterback.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Set the scene As befitting the city’s showpiece, the Empress occupies what’s arguably the best spot in Victoria, overlooking the Inner Harbor and kitty-corner to the British Columbia Parliament Buildings.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • For his fourth feature, Post Tenebras Lux, Reygadas took a major detour toward the avant-garde and the personal, in a move that garnered him some detractors while pleasing his more hardcore fans.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
  • But a taste for a cheap, crowd-pleasing meal may be something the two leaders share.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • His work finds a means of using technology, engineering, and performance to ask what a garment might be capable of beyond simply clothing the body.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Not feeding the hungry, not tending to the sick, not clothing the naked, not welcoming the refugee.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • As for the tech behind the program, Aescape uses real-time body mapping, physical AI, and robotics with the aim of tailoring each session to the person on the table.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Couples are tailoring agreements to address California’s community-property rules as well as premarital assets and debt and the financial cost of caregiving or leaving the workforce.
    — Grace Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • These do convey a sense of disassociation fitting for a woman like Colette, who seems to leave her body in the midst of her degrading work, but in this case, the repetition does not build or reveal more emotion.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Navigation aside, the mechanism also gives engineers a way to produce powerful movements without fitting a larger motor.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Here are 16 satisfying activities and rituals to add to your fall bucket list.
    — Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike quiches, frittatas are crustless, but this version doesn’t skimp on satisfying carbs, thanks to coils of spaghetti that become crisp and caramelized on the edges and soft and fluffy in the eggy center.
    — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Read on to see how 14 Vogue editors tackle black-tie wedding guest dressing to get started.
    — Fred Sahai, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Etiquette writers told women in the 1920s to instruct female guests to de-layer in dressing rooms, typically on the second level.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • There have been several adaptations, in various media, of The Chronicles of Narnia, most recently the early 2000s film franchise adapting the first three novels in the series.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Other works invite audiences into interactive open worlds, adapting game and world-building technologies to create participatory experiences that radically depart from everyday reality.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

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“Suiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suiting. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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