suffice

as in to do
to be enough I was told I have to wear shoes—will thong sandals suffice?

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Recent Examples of suffice The critics say that the administration is acting with a hammer, when a scalpel would suffice. The Editors, National Review, 20 Mar. 2025 Unlike consumer applications, where approximate results might suffice, financial systems demand extraordinary precision. Jitender Jain, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 Mid-March can suffice for early plantings of potatoes, but there is a risk of tuber rot if conditions turn cold and damp. Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025 Current efforts to try to drive a wedge between Moscow and Libyan National Army Commander Khalifa Haftar, who controls the parts of Libya that house Russian military assets, will not suffice. Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for suffice

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“Suffice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffice. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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