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could

[kood, kuhd] / kʊd, kəd /
VERB
preserve fruit, vegetable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
keep
STRONG
bottle
WEAK
put up
Antonyms
WEAK
cannot employ hire
VERB
be able
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commit manage take care of
STRONG
may
WEAK
be capable of be equal to be up to be within one's area be within one's control can do could cut the mustard have it made lie in one's power make it make out make the grade
Antonyms
WEAK
cannot employ hire
VERB
fire from job
Synonyms
STRONG
ax boot bounce cashier discharge dismiss expel sack terminate
WEAK
give the heave ho kick out let go
Antonyms
STRONG
allow employ engage hire hold keep permit welcome
WEAK
cannot

Example Sentences

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I could take a very sustainable withdrawal rate of approximately $30,000 a month, assuming my long-term returns were 7%-8%.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Still, Morningstar raises its fair-value estimate by 6% to 1,600 yen to reflect benefits from yen depreciation, which could boost asset values and trading volumes in the short term.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Anthropic has withheld the powerful Mythos model from public release citing potential cybersecurity risks and concerns it could be exploited by hackers.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Ordinary people had borrowed money to buy stocks because they believed they were a sure thing, and there was no safety net upon which they could fall, except the cold, hard asphalt of the streets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Then he could be the one to say it hadn’t worked out.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith