beseem

archaic
as in to suffice
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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Verb
  • If players don’t have a clear bag on them, a 1 gallon Ziploc bag will suffice.
    Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
  • This column is not about to adjudicate the merits of a complex legal case but suffice to say the US Justice Department has any number of priority legal cases to pursue.
    Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Brown revealed her new platinum blonde ‘do at the start of the month, before giving her locks their red carpet debut at Sunday’s 2025 SAG Awards.
    Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Historic Fed Takeover Attempts Before getting into what presidents have done, start with the 1913 creation of the Federal Reserve by Congress through the Federal Reserve Act.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The new stand is the key building block of a masterplan to turn the world’s oldest international stadium into a venue befitting the Premier League.
    Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony is headed back to Los Angeles this year and should feature a class befitting Hollywood's allure.
    Troy Smith, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The Joint Chiefs of Staff is a group of senior uniformed leaders who serve as the top military advisers to the president and Department of Defense officials.
    Isabel Danzis, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Rashad Jamal, the former rapper who leads the University of Cosmic Intelligence and is now serving 18 years on child-molestation charges, has repeatedly cast his prosecution as persecution.
    David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The 40-inch model is better suited for group use or lecturing applications because text appears larger than on the 34-inch model.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
  • And that’s been a description that has suited none of them this year.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • In fact, carrying an iPad is an expert packing hack to ensure everything fits in your carry-on bag when traveling.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Maya Gondry, 9, easily fits the mold of the festival’s high-spirited female subjects.
    Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Beseem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseem. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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