beseem

Definition of beseemnext
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
  • If time doesn’t allow for spa treatments, a morning swim in the indoor pool accompanied by a sauna and cold plunge in one of their two thermal suites might suffice.
    Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Nothing less than radical, out-of-the-box thinking will suffice given their current, suffocating, purgatorial scenario.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • The divergence is over whether the worker shortage is improving slowly or still getting worse, and what the Supreme Court should do about it.
    Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The band is forced into doing take after take in his quest to fully convey his own emotions.
    Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • The atmosphere alone deserves a high ranking, and the goals from Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez were befitting of the occasion.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Yes, there are fights with swords and bodices that are ripped, but this Zorro is finally much more of a romantic farce than an action drama, befitting star Jean Dujardin‘s particular blend of goofy suavity.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Greg Chavarria resigned in 2024, then Susan Grant served almost a year as acting city manager.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • Yybyyb Square-Toe Glove Ballet Flats Before heading to checkout, be sure to consider these glove flats that’ll serve as a conversation-starter and compliment-magnet in your closet.
    Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • Its beachfront villas suit multigenerational families and friend groups alike, with activities ranging from oyster roasts to horseback riding, shooting, golf, biking, kayaking, boating and fishing.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • These companies have been accustomed to selling products that emerged from lab work 10 or 20 years before and are now trying to speed up the commercialization timelines to suit an era of more advanced robotics and AI.
    Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • For example, in 2011, the FDA warned parents, caregivers, and healthcare providers not to feed SimplyThick, a thickening gel, to premature infants fitting a particular profile.
    David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Surveillance pricing is when a company uses a customer’s private data to show them a cost fitted to them, instead of charging every customer the same rate.
    Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
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“Beseem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseem. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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