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
  • If players don’t have a clear bag on them, a 1 gallon Ziploc bag will suffice.
    Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
  • This column is not about to adjudicate the merits of a complex legal case but suffice to say the US Justice Department has any number of priority legal cases to pursue.
    Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Brown revealed her new platinum blonde ‘do at the start of the month, before giving her locks their red carpet debut at Sunday’s 2025 SAG Awards.
    Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Historic Fed Takeover Attempts Before getting into what presidents have done, start with the 1913 creation of the Federal Reserve by Congress through the Federal Reserve Act.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • That comprehensive approach befits Ispahani Bartos’s previous career and intellectual curiosity.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Such a humanistic approach particularly befits Warsaw, a city whose physical and architectural history was all but destroyed by the Nazis in World War II.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Masataka Yoshida has been serving as DH in spring games but is still working his way back from offseason shoulder surgery and has not started throwing.
    Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
  • But unlike oil or even cabbage, crypto does not serve the core functioning of society.
    Ben Walsh, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Every element from layout to materials and finishes has been carefully considered to suit the needs and desires of guests, while inspired by the surrounding woodlands.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Simmons purchased two under-construction units for around $14 million in summer 2023 and then combined and customized them to suit his personal needs, according to The Wall Street Journal.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In fact, carrying an iPad is an expert packing hack to ensure everything fits in your carry-on bag when traveling.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Maya Gondry, 9, easily fits the mold of the festival’s high-spirited female subjects.
    Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Beseem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseem. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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