beseemed

Definition of beseemednext
past tense of beseem, archaic
as in sufficed
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
  • Pointing out that Jeanty has recorded 6, 8 and 6 receptions in his last three games would have probably sufficed at the case for this prop bet.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
  • While there has been a boom in development, demand hasn’t sufficed to fill them.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • If one robot cannot complete a task, KinetIQ can reassign the job to another platform better suited for the situation.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
  • There are multiple reasons Flossmoor is well-suited for film productions, Nelson said.
    Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Parkinson was also rightly full of praise for Broadhead, whose all-round performance on Wednesday befitted his status as the club’s record signing.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The pair, along with a live band, gave the song an intimate, psychedelic vibe that befitted its inspiration.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After earning his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees, Geeslin served as superintendent there until retiring in 2025.
    Claire Rafford, IndyStar, 9 Feb. 2026
  • His father, Gary Kubiak, served as head coach for the Houston Texans from 2006 to 2013 and the Denver Broncos from 2015 to 2016, while his younger brother, Klay, is the offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers.
    Matt Moret, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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  • That most assuredly didn’t fit the profile of entrepreneur, arts patron, community activist and business executive Carolyn Wills, who helped save Atlanta’s Fox Theatre from being leveled.
    Mark Woolsey, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
  • For The Ugly Stepsister’s third act, where the prince is looking for Cinderella post-ball, Elvira goes to extreme measures to make her feet fit the slipper.
    Simon Thompson, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Beseemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseemed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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