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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
Iran’s 'Supreme Leader' likely will dictate its response Much, if not all, of Iran’s response will be dictated not by its civilian government but by Khamenei, the Iranian cleric who has served as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989.
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Snack on water-rich fruit or hummus served with raw veggies.
—Cynthia Sass, Health, 23 June 2025
County officials are opening up several police department station lobbies and community rooms to serve as cooling centers.
—Irit Skulnik, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025
The state’s current governor, Democrat Phil Murphy, can't run again after serving two terms.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 10 June 2025
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Snack on water-rich fruit or hummus served with raw veggies.
—Cynthia Sass, Health, 23 June 2025
County officials are opening up several police department station lobbies and community rooms to serve as cooling centers.
—Irit Skulnik, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025
The state’s current governor, Democrat Phil Murphy, can't run again after serving two terms.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serve
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Boelter’s friends have described him as a devout Christian who’s attended President Donald Trump’s campaign rallies, according to the Associated Press.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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Princess Kate has pulled out of attending the Royal Ascot horse racing event six months after announcing her cancer was in remission.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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In a twenty-year-old with no relevant history, the same finding is likely benign—watchful waiting may suffice.—
Siddhartha Mukherjee,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Plates and utensils from home will suffice at the beginning.—
Geoffrey Morrison,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Nothing complicated, but something the whole family can do together.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
16 June 2025
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Below, 20 Forbes Business Council members discuss what companies can do now to ensure reliable supply chains in the future.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Modi also met some of the injured being treated in hospital.—
Sudipto Ganguly,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Energy vulnerability is often treated as nothing more than reliance on imports from foreign countries, and that is certainly a crucial element but hardly the only one.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Smiley never acts for personal gain (though his skills do earn him the directorship of the Circus, by the time of 1977’s The Honourable Schoolboy).—
Rav Grewal-Kök
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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Katie Miller, who at one point acted as DOGE spokesperson and is married to White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, has left to work for Musk.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
16 June 2025
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This is only the second clinical trial testing whether the Mediterranean diet could benefit IBS patients.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
14 June 2025
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Jose Valentino Ruiz does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.—
Jose Valentino Ruiz,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
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As Oakmont continued to firm up on Friday, only three players managed to remain under par as the combination of Oakmont’s greens, and a brutal USGA setup featuring rough over five inches long gave the best players in the world fits.—
Mike Fore,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Now that school had begun, Joyce was more confident and was trying to fit in.—
Susan Cunningham Euker,
Baltimore Sun,
14 June 2025
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These terms remain in effect until February 1, 2026, at which point Capital One will update its policies regarding guests and additional users to handle issues of overcrowding.—
Paul Rubio,
AFAR Media,
23 June 2025
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The day-to-day operations of Crystal Palace are handled by chairman Steve Parish, as well as Josh Harris and David Blitzer, who own the Devils and Philadelphia 76ers.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
23 June 2025
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“Serve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serve. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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