suffices

Definition of sufficesnext
present tense third-person singular of suffice
as in serves
to be enough I was told I have to wear shoes—will thong sandals suffice?

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Recent Examples of suffices This is not a moment where simply modeling democratic and humanitarian principles by our own behavior suffices. Ernesto Burden, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026 For some, the lower-tier MacBook Air suffices. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026 No single material suffices to replicate that distinctive human texture. Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Dec. 2025 And, if identity suffices in defining the art work, what else about it is overlooked along that way? Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025 Creating a Partiful event or even texting the group suffices. Shelby Wax, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2025 The complete sentence, housed in a single Arabic word, أحبّك, suffices when the world closes in and there is no room for longer declarations, for the leisure of language and its constructions. Nima Hasan august 15, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
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Verb
  • While based in Fort Worth, Goodwill North Central Texas serves 18 counties in the region.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Eric Robles serves as showrunner and executive producer.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • So, what does a 127-year-old wine taste like?
    Pin Yen Tan 9 min ago, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Ward and Ausere said UConn does a great job supporting the club, helping pay for rigs, jumps and wind tunnel time.
    Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Since then, the British government has worked tirelessly to carve out a deal that satisfies Mauritius without losing its defensive foothold.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
  • There is a profound sadness in the way the ‘good people’ here settle on a version of truth that satisfies their own worldview.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026

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“Suffices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffices. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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