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as in sufficing
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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as in pleasing
to give satisfaction to
the location of our hotel suited us just fine
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as in clothing
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
went to the party suited in a strange getup that he'd picked out himself
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as in tailoring
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
a bohemian by nature, she would have to suit her behavior to the corporate culture
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Recent Examples of suiting
In OfficeCore, CottonWorks reimagines suiting with fashion forward silhouettes.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
Brooklyn-born, Davidson Petit-Frère has built a suiting empire that caters to a prestigious clientele ranging from Hollywood celebrities to global leaders.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Related Articles Kidman favored power suiting with a dose of pinstripes.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
Bringing in dramatic chromatics to reflect the couple’s charisma was a primary focus, as was toggling between Americana and gothic English design for a splash of irreverence suiting a rock star and supermodel.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
Brooklyn-born, Davidson Petit-Frère has built a suiting empire that caters to a prestigious clientele ranging from Hollywood celebrities to global leaders.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Related Articles Kidman favored power suiting with a dose of pinstripes.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
Bringing in dramatic chromatics to reflect the couple’s charisma was a primary focus, as was toggling between Americana and gothic English design for a splash of irreverence suiting a rock star and supermodel.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suiting
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Today, Patel’s tenure rests solely upon pleasing the president.—
Douglas M. Charles,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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This delicious jam is vibrant, not too sweet with pleasing herbaceous notes.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
29 Sep. 2025
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Hypershell also upgrades the running and cycling profiles into Running+ and Cycling+, with Running+ optimizing output for all-out sprints and Cycling+ tailoring output more to stiff climbs.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Oct. 2025
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Weir launched her company with the intention of tailoring childcare to weddings and similarly special events.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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While each leader will act in ways befitting their unique situation, there are at least four common ingredients for success.—
Carolyn Dewar,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
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Produced before the rigid censorship of Hollywood’s Hays Code, The Old Dark House is much more explicit than horror films in the years to follow, dripping with provocations and innuendos, with a daring sensibility befitting a director whose own personal life flew in the face of convention.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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But a performance of the song by the school band in which Tess and Alex’s boys play brings its own kind of joyous release to cap this soulful, satisfying movie.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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But amid the repetitive jump scares lies a thoroughly scary and satisfying concluding chapter to Stephen King’s classic story.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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Since the start of last season, when building work began, the U21s and U18s have led a nomadic life, having been relocated to the academy building across the walkway, which has 10 player dressing rooms but is fitted for younger age-groups up to 16.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Many pet owners enjoy dressing their cats and dogs in costumes for Halloween celebrations.—
Kyley Warren,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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With his second swing adapting Pynchon, the writer-director managed to take many of the aforementioned ideas and themes that permeate the author’s oeuvre and transplant them into struggles unfolding in a version of our present day.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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Baker, who has a law degree from the University of Texas, Austin, is adapting the fictional short story, which is inspired by her experience as a corporate attorney.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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Wider capris, also known as culottes or gauchos, look great with slouchy sweaters, tight-fitting tees, or trim blazers.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
9 Oct. 2025
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Taygeer Carry-on Backpack The Taygeer Carry-on Backpack opens like a clamshell, allowing for a larger capacity than most backpacks while still fitting underneath an airplane seat.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Oct. 2025
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The popular anime franchise Berserk, based on the manga created by Kentaro Miura, has been delighting fans since the 1990s.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Sep. 2025
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Just as a waiter earns a big tip by delighting guests, businesses earn healthy profits by delighting customers.—
Boris Kontsevoi,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Suiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suiting. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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