sufficed

past tense of suffice
as in did
to be enough I was told I have to wear shoes—will thong sandals suffice?

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Recent Examples of sufficed Face-to-face sales are needed where online contracts once sufficed. Alla Adam, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025 An Alien television show featuring nothing more than the Coca Cola classic Alien could have sufficed us, so why all the extra bells and whistles? Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sufficed
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
  • Employers Are Rewriting the Rules On College Degrees A degree once served as a shorthand signal.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Stubblefield had served on both the budget committee and Legislative Council.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • He was sentenced to 50 days in jail, which has already been satisfied by time served following his arrest, and five years probation.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The Packers satisfied a major need by adding an elite pass rusher.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025

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

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