beseem

archaic
as in to suffice
to be fitting or proper ordered his servants to deck the hall with such adornments as might beseem for the holidays

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Verb
  • Quarterly price adjustments will no longer suffice, particularly in this era of unpredictable and sudden tariff changes and dynamic pricing services.
    Rochelle Thielen, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • Instead of turning seven surrounding acres into a private golf course, for example, a run-of-the-mill, subsurface stormwater tank would have sufficed to meet stipulations that new developments cannot intensify flooding on neighboring properties.
    Denise Hruby Updated July 13, Miami Herald, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • The Great Lakes freighter sank — one of the largest on Lake Superior ever to do so — during a violent November storm in 1975 while carrying Minnesota ore.
    Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
  • That ended abruptly in March, when US funding was cut, and the psychiatrist lost her job – as did many other NGO workers.
    Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
Verb
  • The night before, a light show featuring 1,500 drones filled the sky over the Hudson River as a prelude to the finale, an advertisement befitting the event’s glitzy marketing campaign.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
  • An Italian Renaissance Revival villa in Pasadena, California, has a storied history befitting its spectacular appearance.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • The Union has several restaurants signed, including those serving Mexican, Japanese and Thai food.
    John Tuohy, IndyStar, 30 July 2025
  • Wheeler, who has his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Arkansas State University, also served briefly as ASU-Newport's interim chancellor in 2021.
    Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2025
Verb
  • From color damage and bleach to breakage from years of heat styling, this is suited to treat all of your concerns.
    Iman Balagam, Vogue, 28 July 2025
  • At six team meetings, the other half of the study’s participants learned about brain health and were encouraged to select lifestyle changes that best suited their schedules.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
Verb
  • For Washington, the Saudi-French diplomatic initiative fits within American strategic interests and offers a route out of perpetual conflict.
    Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The wool fabric was super warm and soft to the touch, and my sheets fit on it perfectly.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Beseem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseem. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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