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as in dinner
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as in attending
to be a servant for
he served his master faithfully for 20 years
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as in sufficing
to be enough
they made the pasta serve for eight guests
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as in doing
to be fitting or proper
those old riding boots will serve for now, but you'll need newer ones for the horse show
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as in treating
to behave toward in a stated way
my parents served me well in preparing me for life
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as in acting
to have a certain purpose
the harsh punishment served to teach everyone a lesson
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as in benefiting
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 serving
Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
The big bargains: The happy hour burger is just $9 — compared to $14 once dinner service begins — and a generous serving of mussels is $11.
—Torey Van Oot, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The polka dot pattern adds a luxe look, serving as the statement piece of any kitchen.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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Eating five or more servings of chocolate per week was found to be linked to a 10 percent lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study published on Wednesday.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
The big bargains: The happy hour burger is just $9 — compared to $14 once dinner service begins — and a generous serving of mussels is $11.
—Torey Van Oot, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
The relationship went both ways, with Hezbollah fighters serving as shock troops that bolstered Assad’s flagging army — an intervention the group justified as protecting Shiite minorities and shrines in Syria from Islamist and jihadi factions in the opposition.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The polka dot pattern adds a luxe look, serving as the statement piece of any kitchen.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serving
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Moreno had at least one bash: at a dinner in London with fellow theater stars Patrick Wilson, Audra McDonald, Daniel Dae Kim and Aaron Tveit, who were all across the pond to sing at The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert, which featured Moreno as a surprise performer.Eric Andersson, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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At dinner, Posen is monitoring a text thread with his SLT that is still buzzing at 8 p.m. Everyone is excited about the new Flatiron store, where sales are up 60 percent.Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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Many firms will now increase corporate security personnel at offices and residences, deploy enhanced mail screening and focus on public events executives are attending, said Fred Burton, executive director of protective intelligence at Ontic.Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Thompson was in town attending a shareholder conference.Lawrence Yee, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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But the third nominee, Robin Williams, still got on stage at the insistence of Nicholson and ended up doing a spot-on imitation of him.Jenelle Riley, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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The installation and monthly fees related to those alarm systems are also deductible as part of the cost of doing business on those types of properties.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Humans must remain in the loop, and treating human interaction like a premium service is a quick route to irritating many customers.Todd Fisher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Critics of American health care companies counter that UnitedHealthcare is one of the 10 largest companies in the world, treating 50 million people and with a revenue of $281 billion last year and a market capitalization of around $520 billion.Riley Gutiérrez McDermid, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
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And two state agencies will go to bat for health insurance consumers, including the Insurance Division, led by the acting insurance commissioner, and the Health Education Advocacy Unit in the Maryland Attorney General’s office.Riley Gutiérrez McDermid, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
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Influencers are the New Holiday Shopping Guides This season, influencers will be more influential than ever, acting as virtual shopping assistants for millions of holiday consumers.Nandan Sheth, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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More than a dozen Republicans asked House Speaker Mike Johnson not to gut incentives in the IRA that are benefitting red states.Dipka Bhambhani, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Today, developers, product managers and data science teams can and are benefitting significantly from a culture of experimentation.Dan Rogers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Here are a few: Novation: plans will merge a low performing contract in one geography with a higher performing contract in another geography, blending the performance of a low-performing cohort of people with a higher performing cohort in another / overlapping geography.Sachin H. Jain, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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The cost of servicing both performing and non-performing loans has more than tripled since the onset of the global financial crisis.Ryan Lawler, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
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As the guests took their seats for a lunch of lobster salad and tarte tatin, Academy President Janet Yang kicked off the proceedings.Rachel Marlowe, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Green Squad, a student club at P.S. 58 that meets once a month during lunch or recess, joined city officials for the announcement — excited about the solar panels and hoping to inspire more adults to help protect the earth.Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Serving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serving. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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