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as in to attend
to be a servant for
he served his master faithfully for 20 years
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as in to treat
to behave toward in a stated way
my parents served me well in preparing me for life
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as in to benefit
to provide with something useful or desirable
an excellent college that served her with the skills necessary to make it in today's job market
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Recent Examples of serve
Chris Brancato serves as showrunner of The Westies, co-creating and executive-producing alongside Michael Panes.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 10 June 2025
Dunham serves as writer and director, and executive produces alongside Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Michael P. Cohen, Surian Fletcher-Jones and Bruce Eric Kaplan.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 10 June 2025
The 175-footer serves as the central hub during the team’s global fishing tour, transporting smaller fishing boats, tons of fuel, and toys such as a two-person submersible, KTM electric dirt bikes, and a Bell 505 helicopter.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
Meanwhile, a close friend—formerly —serves as the operating partner, managing the day-to-day logistics.
—Kristen Philipkoski, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 10 June 2025
Dunham serves as writer and director, and executive produces alongside Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Michael P. Cohen, Surian Fletcher-Jones and Bruce Eric Kaplan.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 10 June 2025
The 175-footer serves as the central hub during the team’s global fishing tour, transporting smaller fishing boats, tons of fuel, and toys such as a two-person submersible, KTM electric dirt bikes, and a Bell 505 helicopter.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
Meanwhile, a close friend—formerly —serves as the operating partner, managing the day-to-day logistics.
—Kristen Philipkoski, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serve
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The president is clearly quieting one of the loudest critics of the effort, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. Johnson spoke to Trump privately this week and attended a White House meeting on Wednesday with Senate Finance Committee Republicans.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
6 June 2025
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Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev attends a rally for the United Russia political party in Volgograd on March 12, 2024.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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But in many cases, doctors use CT scans when other tests could suffice, Dr. Smith-Bindman says.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Outdated telemedicine laws in 10 states further limit care, requiring audio or video visits even when asynchronous consultations would suffice.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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One of his owners, Craig Leipold, did, back in January.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
5 June 2025
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Enter Ketamine To confirm the finding, the team did the experiment again.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
4 June 2025
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For years, 5G wireless and fiber broadband were treated as separate revolutions—each promising to transform industries in its own right.—
Abhishek Singh,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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All six victims are still being treated, with one listed was seriously injured while the others received more minor injuries, according to police.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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Expansion process As Daly noted in a Q&A with The Athletic two weeks ago, the league doesn’t anticipate opening a traditional expansion process as much as continuing to listen to interested parties and perhaps acting on it from there at some point in time.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
5 June 2025
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Acting Director Stewart could act decisively by reversing the PTAB's EPC ruling.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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This is only the second clinical trial testing whether the Mediterranean diet could benefit IBS patients.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
14 June 2025
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Jose Valentino Ruiz does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.—
Jose Valentino Ruiz,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
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Then, scroll down for more beach essentials at Amazon, all of which will fit perfectly into your new wagon.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
2 June 2025
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Reich imagines a world in which Dropout licenses a big sitcom — say Parks and Recreation — that could both bring subscribers and fit in with the platform’s sensibility.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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Production is being handled by Fortiche Films (Jérôme Combe, Hervé Dupont), with Les Storygraphes and ARTE France onboard as co-producers.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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The collection also includes three of Made In’s award-winning French knives—a chef knife, utility knife, and paring knife—with unique denim micarta knife handles.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
10 June 2025
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“Serve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serve. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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