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as in attended
to be a servant for
he served his master faithfully for 20 years
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as in treated
to behave toward in a stated way
my parents served me well in preparing me for life
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as in acted
to have a certain purpose
the harsh punishment served to teach everyone a lesson
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as in benefited
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 served
One man’s modernity is, of course, another’s degradation, and, as dinner was served, the conversation turned to such recent innovations as ghost runners, pitch clocks, and robot umps, none of them to Murray’s liking.
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Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The evening menu includes a raw section of caviar, crabs, yellow tail, oysters, and of particular note are the juicy steaks served with the marrow.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
The 19th Amendment would not be ratified for another two years, and the tea room served as a gathering place for both pro and anti suffragists.
—Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
The model trained to stop doing that came back and said the training served the company’s liability more than the user.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The sneakers served as a casual, sporty accent to her red and black intricately patterned Chanel gown, which comes from the fall 2026 collection by creative director Matthieu Blazy.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 17 May 2026
But contrary to popular belief, the cake was never actually served at the Watergate Hotel.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2026
Mark Briggs served as acting head coach.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
West, a three-time inductee to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, served as a special consultant with the Clippers from 2017 until his death in June 2024.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The evening menu includes a raw section of caviar, crabs, yellow tail, oysters, and of particular note are the juicy steaks served with the marrow.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
The 19th Amendment would not be ratified for another two years, and the tea room served as a gathering place for both pro and anti suffragists.
—Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
The model trained to stop doing that came back and said the training served the company’s liability more than the user.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The sneakers served as a casual, sporty accent to her red and black intricately patterned Chanel gown, which comes from the fall 2026 collection by creative director Matthieu Blazy.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 17 May 2026
But contrary to popular belief, the cake was never actually served at the Watergate Hotel.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2026
Mark Briggs served as acting head coach.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
West, a three-time inductee to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, served as a special consultant with the Clippers from 2017 until his death in June 2024.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for served
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Bryce attended a different school to get his associate degree in information in technology before transferring to UMass Lowell in January 2022, eventually switching to a business major.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Younis — a Pakistani-American and former COO of Y Combinator who grew up in Detroit and attended the GM Institute (now Kettering University) — and CTO Peter Ludwig are automotive enthusiasts who met while working at Google, clicked, and set out as co-founders of Applied Intuition in 2017.—
Rebecca Fannin,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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He is entitled, dismissive and will go out of his way to say something cruel and condescending when nothing at all would have sufficed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
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What sufficed for drama down the stretch was whether May’s team would join Jerry Tarkanian’s 1990 UNLV juggernaut as only the second team to hit triple digits at the Final Four in the modern era.—
Eddie Pells,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Consolidation loans, balance transfer cards, creditor hardship programs and debt management plans each offer a different path to lower payments — some faster than others, and some better suited to specific credit profiles and debt loads.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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The hot plate → Experts reveal why one fan-favorite fish isn't suited for the grill.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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The tech is terrifying, but it’s treated matter-of-factly, played for barked laughs.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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When unhoused people are treated as criminals, they are pushed into an identity of exclusion rather than belonging.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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The criminal trial comes months after a separate jury in a civil trial found that Parker acted with gross negligence in the shooting and awarded the injured teacher, Abby Zwerner, $10 million in damages.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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The defense attorney said Laird had acted suspiciously by deleting messages between him and Maya on multiple platforms.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
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Since this revision greatly benefited record companies, the RIAA defended the change.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
20 May 2026
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According to her, rainier conditions in the past couple years have benefitted the salmon hatcheries by keeping flows high and water temperatures low.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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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
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Every core operation on Liners, from adding a new product to reviewing quality, to pulling in news and handling comparisons, is handled by a team of nine AI agents.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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The series recreates ordinary Soviet life from the period with painstaking detail and spares no one and nothing in its criticisms of what led to the disaster and how it was handled.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
14 May 2026
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“Served.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/served. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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