Thesaurus results for BESEEMS

beseems

verb

present tense third-person singular of beseem, archaic

as in suffices

to be fitting or proper ordered his servants to deck the hall with such adornments as might beseem for the holidays

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But why buy brand new items when an old pillowcase suffices?

— Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
That rationale for military power no longer suffices.

— Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026

Definition of suffices

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If Nicks isn’t a bridesmaid, then save her a seat near Andrea Swift, as befits the spiritual mother of the bride.

— Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
No matter how much someone disagrees with recent decisions by the high court, threatening to subordinate judicial independence to the whims of a political party befits a banana republic.

— Washington Post Editorial Board, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026

Definition of befits

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Rent a cabin that suits your group, then go kayaking or paddleboarding, or take a water sports class with Big Bear Watersports School on the lake.

— Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
That suits floating-rate lenders, who earn more when rates stay up, and squeezes any borrower trying to refinance into those rates.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of suits

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San Francisco serves as a prime example of how the roaring AI industry is helping drive economic growth more broadly, but masking the economic inequality of lower-and-middle-income families.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
The largely unfamiliar cast lend an air of unpredictability that serves the central mystery well, while the city itself — the bulk of the events take place in the brutalist confines of the Barbican Estate — plays an admirable supporting role.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 July 2026

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