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
  • According to Small Door Veterinary, 30 to 60 minutes of physical activity, including walks or indoor play time, should generally suffice for most dogs.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Receiving a birth certificate after a child is born would no longer suffice to prove a baby is a U.S. citizen at birth.
    Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • That is something that a trainee should be able to do under supervision or an advanced senior resident would be able to do on their own.
    Maria Fontoura, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025
  • An active family would be ideal, as well as a family that is engaged with their community, enjoys spending time outside and does things together.
    The Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2025
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  • Posey will be given a lot of rope, befitting a franchise icon who received almost nothing but fawning praise from the media and fan base since exploding onto the scene.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Over in Asia, the Himalayan country of Bhutan is building a gloriously Zen-like new airport befitting a nation with its very own happiness index.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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  • The company includes Florida Blue, trade name of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, and now serves over 38 million people across 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands with more than 18,000 employees.
    Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • But McDonald is attempting something far more radical, incorporating her full historical self as a Black woman to serve the musical’s recontextualization.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
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  • To verify your profile, choose one of the following methods that best suits your practice: Receive a postcard with a verification code in the mail, get a code via phone call or text, or complete a live video call by showing your business location and identification documents.
    Lauren Parr, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The robots are particularly suited for joining assembly lines where humans have to do repetitive motions.
    CJ Haddad, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • It’s made from soft PU leather, fits up to four cards, and has a rotating kickstand ring to prop your phone on a table (or seatback tray).
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2025
  • And while the 26-year-old would give Arsenal a more direct goal threat, would Arteta be willing to change his style to facilitate his natural play, or would the striker have to learn to fit into the system?
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Beseem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseem. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.

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