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Recent Examples of befit
Tyler Herro, befitting his surname, scored 38 points in a performance that underlined his elevation this season to all-star caliber.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
And as befits the bookish, it was all carried out in alphabetical order.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
McIlroy’s fight to the finish was as heart-wrenching, thrilling and golf-schizophrenic as humanly possible, befitting a man who made 11 trips to Augusta with golf immortality looming over his every step.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The Frick Collection celebrated its reopening Monday night with a black tie gala befitting its glorious surroundings.
—Bettina Zilkha, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
And as befits the bookish, it was all carried out in alphabetical order.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
McIlroy’s fight to the finish was as heart-wrenching, thrilling and golf-schizophrenic as humanly possible, befitting a man who made 11 trips to Augusta with golf immortality looming over his every step.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The Frick Collection celebrated its reopening Monday night with a black tie gala befitting its glorious surroundings.
—Bettina Zilkha, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for befit
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Outdated telemedicine laws in 10 states further limit care, requiring audio or video visits even when asynchronous consultations would suffice.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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For ages 3-6—after which kids can typically rinse with water and spit out the paste—a slightly larger pea-sized dollop suffices.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
14 May 2025
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Reich imagines a world in which Dropout licenses a big sitcom — say Parks and Recreation — that could both bring subscribers and fit in with the platform’s sensibility.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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How Drones Are Changing Modern Warfare On October 2, 2016, a drone fitted with explosives by the Islamic State group hit a position outside Iraqi Kurdistan’s capital, Erbil, killing two Kurdish Peshmerga troops and injuring two accompanying French special forces.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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After the crime While serving her sentence, Maje became pregnant by another inmate.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
30 May 2025
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The sales tax measure would be limited to areas served by MTS, so North County communities would be excluded because they are served by the North County Transit District.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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The pair's journey on Teen Mom has shown what a year of struggling to get pregnant did to Cheyenne and Zach, both as individuals and as a married couple.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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But then, proving the impossible possible is what these films have done from the start.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Also noteworthy was the natural, human-centric approach to the user interface, with the AI agent interacting in a warm conversational tone and doing so in a regional accent selected to suit the location being called.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Here are six other emerging hubs, with yachts best suited to explore each region.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
30 May 2025
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“Befit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befit. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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