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Recent Examples of befit
Still, the Fins’ 27-21 home victory over the still-winless New York Jets was pyrrhic, at high cost, befitting this difficult Miami season still in need of rescue.
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Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
The moniker, though befitting a sports car, almost perfectly describes the high-stakes pursuit that consumes the remaining two hours.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Sporting luscious bad-boy locks befitting of a ‘90s grunge icon, Law’s channeling of rock-and-roll greatness didn’t stop on set.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
But this was a different level, an elevated environment befitting the first-ever WNBA playoff game in the Bay Area.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
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Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
The moniker, though befitting a sports car, almost perfectly describes the high-stakes pursuit that consumes the remaining two hours.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Sporting luscious bad-boy locks befitting of a ‘90s grunge icon, Law’s channeling of rock-and-roll greatness didn’t stop on set.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
But this was a different level, an elevated environment befitting the first-ever WNBA playoff game in the Bay Area.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for befit
Verb
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Superficial connections simply won’t suffice.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Dolphins fell to 1-6 with the loss and McDaniel has not found an answer to suffice for the team’s struggles.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The only player fitting the indictment’s description is Anthony Davis.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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When the shark measuring about 10 feet didn’t fit through the door, Mucerino and Burress got a bite of inspiration.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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The film was one of Dean's three major films and serves as a lasting part of his legacy.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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In 1898, architect René Binet unveiled his design for the Porte Monumentale, a grand three-legged archway intended to serve as the entrance portal to the upcoming 1900 Paris Exposition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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One issue is that hypnosis has long been viewed as a form of entertainment, a stage show with a hypnotist and an audience, which can give viewers a sense that hypnosis is something done to you rather than a process that a person is led through.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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There are a lot of very respectable academics that have done a lot of really amazing work in Black Studies and Africana Studies.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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But the Gripen-E is considered by experts to be well-suited to operating conditions in Ukraine.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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While micro-bangs seem scary, they’re easily styled to suit any face shape, and of course, grow out quick!—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Befit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befit. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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