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befit

verb as in fit

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Some beards are big enough for a giant, befitting Brancusi’s outsize artistic reputation.

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The noise at the door startled all who were awake, but it was only the doctor, looking pale and rumpled, as befits a man who was called to work in the middle of the night.

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The giant candlesticks’ scrolled feet support robustly modeled evangelists; Mark is most conspicuous, as befits the patron saint of Venice.

For close to 10 years, he served as the “chief strategy officer” for the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, a title befitting his mysterious role with a team that mostly struggled during his tenure.

However, after being brutally put to the sword by Kevin Walters' team at Wembley a week ago, this performance was more befitting of a Shaun Wane side.

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