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serve as

VERB

form

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compose constitute make

WEAK

act as figure in make up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny destroy refuse ruin

WEAK

break hurt kill neglect

VERB

represent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mean perform produce serve 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 buy 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

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Cook called it the "honour of a lifetime" to serve as head of the company.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

As usual, the toothless punishment did not fit the crime: Ross apologized to clerks and agreed not to serve as chief judge or on a judicial council.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

North Korea could also serve as a useful counterweight to US partners in the region, including South Korea and Japan, analysts said.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Becerra helped craft the Affordable Care Act in Congress and defended it as attorney general, and Joe Biden nominated him to serve as Health and Human Services secretary.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Elizebeth had hoped to serve as cowitness, but instead she continued the daily grind of code breaking.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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