beseem

archaic
as in to suffice
to be fitting or proper ordered his servants to deck the hall with such adornments as might beseem for the holidays

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Verb
  • Superficial connections simply won’t suffice.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Her twirls and spins are more careful, as befits a septuagenarian, and each was cheered enthusiastically by a crowd urging her on.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • But the Gripen-E is considered by experts to be well-suited to operating conditions in Ukraine.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • The only player fitting the indictment’s description is Anthony Davis.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
  • 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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“Beseem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseem. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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