Thesaurus / befit
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In recent years senior Taliban members have been feted by government officials for peace talks in Doha and Moscow, driven in chauffeured cars with blackened windows and visited high-end hotels — much that befits a regular diplomat.
THE U.S. IS LEAVING AFGHANISTAN, THE TALIBAN IS GROWING IN POWER, AND EDUCATION FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN IS ALREADY AT RISKAMIE FERRIS-ROTMANJULY 7, 2021TIMEOn the other hand — in an ironic twist befitting the pandemic’s impact on Japan — the Tokyo Olympics’ July 23 kick-off may also come too soon.
GLOBAL GREEN SHOOTS: WHERE THE MEDIA AND ADVERTISING MARKETS ARE AROUND THE WORLD ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERYSEB JOSEPHMAY 17, 2021DIGIDAYWhile Leclerc ranks third in our driver Elo ratings, as befitting one of the quickest and most talented drivers in the field, he ranks last out of 20 drivers in reliability score, and his car ranks seventh out of 10 teams early in the season.
IN FORMULA ONE, DOES THE DRIVER OR CAR MATTER MORE?JUSTIN MOOREAPRIL 15, 2021FIVETHIRTYEIGHTIt also befits the fact that Roku would be investing in original programming to reap revenue from advertising alone, which isn’t as lucrative as recurring subscription revenue, especially when combined with ad revenue.
FUTURE OF TV BRIEFING: THIS YEAR’S UPFRONT IS SET FOR A STREAMING SHOWDOWNTIM PETERSONMARCH 31, 2021DIGIDAYThis was not the attire befitting a free man, Pace told him.
HE WAS LOCKED UP AT AGE 15. ALMOST SEVEN DECADES LATER, HE’S REENTERING AN UNFAMILIAR WORLD.KAREN HELLERFEBRUARY 19, 2021WASHINGTON POSTMaybe it’s not the best profile, but it is a résumé befitting a No.
NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKETOLOGY: OKLAHOMA STATE WILL PROBABLY MAKE IT DESPITE ITS POSTSEASON BANPATRICK STEVENSJANUARY 26, 2021WASHINGTON POSTDickinson, a freshman center who starred at nearby DeMatha Catholic in Hyattsville, faced his hometown school for the first time and played with an edge befitting a player who felt overlooked by the locals during his recruitment.
MARYLAND RUNS OUT OF ANSWERS FOR HUNTER DICKINSON AND MICHIGANEMILY GIAMBALVOJANUARY 1, 2021WASHINGTON POSTIt would ill befit the dignity of a Villiers to be frightened out of her abode by a party of rude soldiers.
THE CHILDREN OF THE NEW FORESTCAPTAIN MARRYATI have never craved wealth for its own sake, though I have always known that a costly setting would befit beauty such as mine.
A DREADFUL TEMPTATIONMRS. ALEX. MCVEIGH MILLERThe rooms were decorated to befit the day, and great jack-o'-lanterns grinned from mantels or brackets.
MARJORIE'S BUSY DAYSCAROLYN WELLSWORDS RELATED TO BEFIT
- accord
- agree
- answer
- answer a need
- be proper for
- be seemly
- become
- befit
- benefit
- beseem
- check
- check out
- conform
- correspond
- cut the mustard
- do
- enhance
- fill the bill
- fit
- fit in
- flatter
- fulfill
- get by
- go
- go together
- go with
- gratify
- harmonize
- make the grade
- match
- pass muster
- please
- satisfy
- serve
- square
- suffice
- tally
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