do by
verb
did by; done by; doing by; does by
: to deal with : treat
They did pretty well by me when I retired.
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Underground work on the plaza is nearly complete and construction on the stairwells and brick facade for the parking garage is on track to be done by June 1, Brodigan said.
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Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
All of the digging had to be done by shovels, by hand.
—Sooji Nam, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
There is the bitter irony to consider that this literary erasure was done by the man who owns the largest bookselling entity on earth.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Unprompted, Campbell offered an apology to reporters for declining to speak after the Super Bowl, something players are obligated to do by league policy.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Extensions of the taxiway and an access road are expected to be done by the end of the year, but the actual designs of the vertiport aren’t finalized.
—Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
The film’s technical team includes cinematographer Rajeev Ravi, music was composed by Ravi Basrur, and editing was done by Ujwal Kulkarni.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
Highlights in the collection included natural tan bags with colorful paint splashes done by hand, with no two pieces alike.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 9 Feb. 2026
Some of their jobs were done by people last year.
—Leslie Picker,ritika Shah, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
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Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
All of the digging had to be done by shovels, by hand.
—Sooji Nam, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
There is the bitter irony to consider that this literary erasure was done by the man who owns the largest bookselling entity on earth.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Unprompted, Campbell offered an apology to reporters for declining to speak after the Super Bowl, something players are obligated to do by league policy.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Extensions of the taxiway and an access road are expected to be done by the end of the year, but the actual designs of the vertiport aren’t finalized.
—Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
The film’s technical team includes cinematographer Rajeev Ravi, music was composed by Ravi Basrur, and editing was done by Ujwal Kulkarni.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
Highlights in the collection included natural tan bags with colorful paint splashes done by hand, with no two pieces alike.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 9 Feb. 2026
Some of their jobs were done by people last year.
—Leslie Picker,ritika Shah, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Do by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20by. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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