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should

[shood] / ʃʊd /
VERB
have
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allow become consider enjoy experience feel know leave need permit see suffer undergo
STRONG
entertain let must sustain tolerate
WEAK
be compelled to be forced to be one's duty to be up to fall on meet with ought put up with rest with think about
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny disallow forget hold ignore keep neglect refuse reject
STRONG
halt stop
WEAK
exclude want
VERB
may
Synonyms
STRONG
will
WEAK
be going to shall

Example Sentences

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He said that if Driven or Roark thinks the company can sell for more than $18 a share right now, they should hire a bank to begin that process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

How should you invest now that Kevin Warsh is almost certain to be the next Federal Reserve chair?

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Meanwhile, most financial advisers are still asking clients whether they should rebalance into bonds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

I think everybody should go out there, get their money, do what they do.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Why should my hand tremble as I picked it up?

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom