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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
Attending the rally in Deerfield was a priority for Kristal Larson of Hainesville, the Avon Township clerk and first transgender elected official in Lake County, who also serves as executive director of the LGBTQ+ Center Lake County.
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Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 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
The role of lawyers truly isn't to serve as cheerleaders for any one administration.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
The venture sits within Ketchup and will produce and acquire premium series, with Ketchup also serving as the U.S. distributor.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
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Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 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
The role of lawyers truly isn't to serve as cheerleaders for any one administration.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
The venture sits within Ketchup and will produce and acquire premium series, with Ketchup also serving as the U.S. distributor.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serve
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Before attending Tufts, Ozturk graduated with a master’s degree from the Developmental Psychology program at Teachers College at Columbia University in New York, according to an alumni spotlight article in 2021.—
JAKE OFFENHARTZ,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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To attend, email your full name to info@uclubwp.org.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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Mid-March can suffice for early plantings of potatoes, but there is a risk of tuber rot if conditions turn cold and damp.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2025
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Current efforts to try to drive a wedge between Moscow and Libyan National Army Commander Khalifa Haftar, who controls the parts of Libya that house Russian military assets, will not suffice.—
Hanna Notte,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Feb. 2025
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In the intervening years, questions swirled around the 24-year-old's killing — and so did speculation.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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This was the best of both creative stimulating worlds, essentially doing a play on screen.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2025
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In a major policy reversal, the SEC rescinded Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 — a controversial rule that required banks to treat crypto assets as liabilities on their balance sheets.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,Ari Levy,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
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Other types of medication that could be prescribed to treat osteoporosis include: Parathyroid hormone (PTH) analogs, RANKL inhibitor, sclerostin inhibitors, calcitonin analogs and Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs), according to the FDA. Making healthy lifestyle decisions.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Beautifully acted and textured with the style and setting of 16th-century England, this season doesn’t quite have the same thrilling tones as its predecessor.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2025
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The new Staple store at 21 Mercer Street acts as a community hub, incubating culture for generations to come.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Aside from museums in bigger cities which benefit from a large number of tourists, most institutions get greater returns from investing in education and community programmin, according to Remuseum’s data.—
Karen K. Ho,
ARTnews.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Within these communities, members find opportunities for social interaction and support, while companies benefit from the emotional connections and strong brand loyalty that such communities cultivate.—
Rafael Schwarz,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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But he’s dependably found a way to fit it into new comedic spaces as needed, time and again.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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Laws are not meant to be twisted and curated by privileged elites to fit their own personal agenda.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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There were other notable AI appearances at SXSW including Rivian, which is on the road to Level 3 autonomy and had a thrilling Electric Joyride where passengers could experience how well the electric car handles tricky terrain and steep curves.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Her successor, Ashley Moody, later handled the majority of the legal defense, despite her personal opposition to the gun restriction.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Serve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serve. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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