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buy for

VERB
represent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mean perform produce serve serve as show speak for
STRONG
be betoken body copy embody enact epitomize equal equate exemplify exhibit express factor imitate impersonate personify reproduce stage substitute typify
WEAK
act as act as broker act for act in place of appear as assume the role of be agent for be attorney for be proxy for correspond to do business for emblematize hold office play the part put on sell for stand for steward
Antonyms
STRONGEST
refuse
STRONG
be original differ imbalance oppose reverse stop
VERB
treat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
give provide
STRONG
amuse blow divert entertain escort feast indulge regale satisfy stake stand
WEAK
foot the bill pay for pick up the check pick up the tab play host set up spring for take out wine and dine
Antonyms
STRONGEST
take
STRONG
abstain anger bore disappoint refuse reject tire upset
WEAK
harm hurt ignore injure neglect

Example Sentences

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The best time to buy for aggressive rate seekers was when I bonds on the upswing crossed paths with everything else on the downswing.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Its contracts with customers are “take or pay”—customers must either take all the chemicals they have agreed to buy for a number of years, or pay certain amounts, which stabilizes sales.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The kind of ingredient you buy for one specific recipe and then keep rediscovering, whether through social media content or “I need to clean out the fridge” panic.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

He couldn’t afford to fill up because he still had Easter presents to buy for his younger siblings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“To look for your inheritance? So you can buy things I can’t buy for you?”

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk