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serve
verb as in aid, help; supply
verb as in act, do
verb as in suffice; do the work of
Strong matches
advantage, answer, apply, avail, content, fit, function, profit, satisfy, service, suit
Weak matches
answer the purpose, be acceptable, be adequate, be good enough, be of use, be useful, do duty as, fill the bill, work for
Example Sentences
I’ll always shout “Go Navy! Beat Army!” knowing that the midshipmen and cadets serve a cause greater than self.
Before that, she served as an economic-policy manager in the Los Angeles mayor’s office.
Wealden District Council, the local authority, previously passed a motion formally opposing it and said it had served a planning contravention notice against the Home Office.
He served in one of Afghanistan’s elite counterterrorism units operated by the CIA, according to AfghanEvac, a nonprofit organization that resettles Afghan nationals.
Officials said that before coming to the United States, Lakanwal had served in a CIA-backed Afghan "partner force" unit fighting the Taliban.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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