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befit

verb as in fit

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It was certainly a gorgeous example of what Technicolor could do; the Sherwood of our remodeled “Robin Hood” is comparatively gray, befitting a more somber tone.

Barely a speech goes by without him addressing the destructive power of nuclear weapons with a kind of awe that befits a 79-year-old who grew up during the Cold War.

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It represents what might be called an Establishment Modernism, befitting a confident institution secure in its sense of self.

But they have not said what those repercussions will be, although it has emerged they will be of a sporting nature, and relatively minor, befitting the scale of the incident.

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"Afghanistan will also be given a befitting reply like India, so that it will not dare to look at Pakistan with a malicious eye," Naqvi warned.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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