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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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Appeared in the June 18, 2026, print edition as 'Why the iPhone Could Top $1,299'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Could improving gut health also help improve mental health?

From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026

Could you talk about the connection between the thought work and the body-based somatics that you teach?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

Could a Greco-Roman wrestler take down a boxer?

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2026

Could it have been an accident, someone accidentally kicking it out of their path?

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse