suffice

as in to do
to be enough I was told I have to wear shoes—will thong sandals suffice?

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Recent Examples of suffice Without spoiling anyone’s fate, suffice to say the movie ends on a cliffhanger, as a favorite character teeters between life and death. Peter Debruge, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025 Old routines no longer suffice, Libra. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 Some things simply won’t suffice. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Ultimately, Sweet’s leadership through this restructuring has become a case study in navigating sweeping organizational change in an era when traditional corporate communication methods may no longer suffice. Dave Smith, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for suffice
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  • In addition to higher rates and fewer terms, Rocket also charges closing costs, which Third Federal does not.
    Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
  • This is done through communication of leadership goals.
    Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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  • This includes serving as a sewage station for your body—filtering and detoxing your blood, breaking down old red blood cells and recycling their iron—and a manufacturing plant of sorts—making key proteins and immune system cells, storing vitamins and minerals and processing your nutrients.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • However, according to Federal Aviation Administration regulations, you are not allowed to drink alcohol on board unless it’s served by a flight attendant.
    Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Suffice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffice. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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