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as in to attend
to be a servant for
he served his master faithfully for 20 years
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as in to treat
to behave toward in a stated way
my parents served me well in preparing me for life
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as in to benefit
to provide with something useful or desirable
an excellent college that served her with the skills necessary to make it in today's job market
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Recent Examples of serve
At my organization, ICL, 75% of clients served by IMT have become stably housed by our teams and 67% are adherent with medication, with an additional 14% agreeing to try medication.
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Jody Rudin, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
Trump, a major sports fan, was serving his first term when Los Angeles won the Games.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
If the first court convicts him and issues a prison term, Yoon would serve that sentence as the case possibly moves up to the Seoul High Court and Supreme Court.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Campbell’s Lions are favored by 9.5 points and experience could serve Goff and his teammates well.
—Mike Jones, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Jody Rudin, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
Trump, a major sports fan, was serving his first term when Los Angeles won the Games.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
If the first court convicts him and issues a prison term, Yoon would serve that sentence as the case possibly moves up to the Seoul High Court and Supreme Court.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Campbell’s Lions are favored by 9.5 points and experience could serve Goff and his teammates well.
—Mike Jones, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serve
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The drama had its Japanese premiere at the Hiroshima International Film Festival in November last year attended by director Kormákur.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2025
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On November 28, 1924, Raymond A. Dart, a professor at the University of Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg, was getting ready to attend a friend’s wedding when a pair of South African Railways workers staggered up his driveway with two large crates.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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This, suffice it to say, is not how debate in America should work.—
The Editors,
National Review,
10 Jan. 2025
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The journey to crafting an effective private equity (PE) résumé begins with the understanding that your existing corporate résumé won't suffice.—
Mary Elizabeth Bradford, CERM, CMRW, CARW, MCD, NCOPE,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement According to Amika Mota, who worked as a firefighter in California’s Chowchilla prison before her release in 2015, during major fires prisoners do a lot of preventive and protective work, like clearing brush or cutting gaps in the vegetation to slow the spread of flames.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
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So our parents have no idea about one of the most important things their children are doing.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Jan. 2025
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Currently, most conservation frameworks, such as the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), treat all giraffes as one species with nine subspecies, so these latest findings suggest this classification scheme should be revised.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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As plans for January premières, luncheons, and awards shows were upended, we were treated to an almost moralistic spectacle of Tinseltown frivolities colliding with the elemental dictates of Mother Nature.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
9 Jan. 2025
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Second, canyons and valleys can act as funnels for the Santa Ana winds.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
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Thousands of customers just got this Bioderma micellar water that acts as a gentle cleanser and makeup remover, and another lot of shoppers picked up this Verb shampoo and conditioner that’s hardly ever on sale.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
11 Jan. 2025
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And Martel wants to explore whether some people would benefit from cyclical adjustment to their ADHD medication.—
Kelso Harper,
Scientific American,
8 Jan. 2025
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The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.—
Patrick van Esch,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2025
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Once the process is complete, the platform generates multiple appeal drafts, allowing users to select the one that best fits their needs and make additional edits if needed.—
Bruce Gil,
Quartz,
9 Jan. 2025
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But at Nora Mac’s, these snugs — large, private booths that fit 10-12 people — are for everybody.—
Kayleigh Ruller,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2025
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Once again, Gavin Newsom may have to campaign on his way to defeating the effort easily, instead of being 100 percent focused on rebuilding the Los Angeles area and continuing to handle the fifth largest economy on the planet.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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Hanlon says Flexjet and other business jet operators successfully deal with TFRs and other challenges on a daily basis, and the company's operations team is set up to handle them.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Serve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serve. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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