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as in to attend
to be a servant for
he served his master faithfully for 20 years
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as in to treat
to behave toward in a stated way
my parents served me well in preparing me for life
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as in to benefit
to provide with something useful or desirable
an excellent college that served her with the skills necessary to make it in today's job market
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Recent Examples of serve
Bring the whole pan to the table to serve, along with rice, soup and pickles.
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The Week Uk, theweek, 8 Nov. 2024
The frozen treat includes upwards of 10 grams of protein per serving and promises to fuel your most active adventures.
—Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
Kristin Canning is a freelance journalist with over a decade of experience, serving as the former features director at Women's Health Magazine, and holding prior editor positions at Health, SELF, and Men's Health.
—Condé Nast, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
September serves as a reminder to you that life is cyclical—what goes up must come down, and no hardship lasts forever.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Week Uk, theweek, 8 Nov. 2024
The frozen treat includes upwards of 10 grams of protein per serving and promises to fuel your most active adventures.
—Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
Kristin Canning is a freelance journalist with over a decade of experience, serving as the former features director at Women's Health Magazine, and holding prior editor positions at Health, SELF, and Men's Health.
—Condé Nast, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
September serves as a reminder to you that life is cyclical—what goes up must come down, and no hardship lasts forever.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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Tran has been going door-to-door in District 12, and attending community events like Oktoberfest to introduce herself to voters as a candidate.Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Research also points to the impact that the digital divide has on lower-income students setting themselves up for successful college entrance, or even attending college at all.Advertorial, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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The guidelines say nothing about an ER doctor’s examination sufficing.Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
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Cohen’s client list is so illustrious that most of the names have to be kept hush-hush, but suffice to say she’s worked with top talent from the likes of Kering Group, Condé Nast and the BBC.Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Shout out to our friends at TMZ who did the most insightful original reporting.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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Local health officials are working to reach everyone who may have had contact with the infected individual, and they are expected to do so in this case, said Preston Merchant, a spokesman for the San Mateo County health department.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Around 75,000 people in the study used some type of medication to treat alcohol use disorder.Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The misconception that working harder could prevent or treat depression may further stigmatize those who are affected and discourage them from seeking treatment.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Days after San Mateo County released a scathing report accusing Sheriff Christina Corpus of abuse of power and other wrongdoing, her acting assistant sheriff Matthew Fox resigned Thursday, the Sheriff’s Office said.Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive forward by grasping a small wire that acted like a gas pedal.Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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Quick-service restaurants have benefited from slower growth in labor costs, Square found.J.J. McCorvey, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Back up, be more introspective and consider how your skills, attributes and talents can benefit you.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Years later, when NASA first measured it, the storm could fit about two Earths within its borders, and now that number is more like one.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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The dish fits perfectly with Julia Rivera’s cooking style, which fuses her family’s Korean cuisine with other cuisines, like Mexican. Tokio, in Denver’s Ballpark district, also keeps cheesy ramen, Cremoso Diablo, on the menu.Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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This handles installations and updates, as well as syncs your files online.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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After Tyla’s debut album was controversially moved from R&B to pop, the nominations did little to restore confidence in the Academy’s ability to handle African music.Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Serve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serve. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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