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verb

past tense of suit
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as in sufficed
to be fitting or proper no, a second-floor room won't suit if there's no elevator, since one of us has a disability

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of suited
Adjective
Investors can use this list as a starting point — along with referrals — to find an expert who is well-suited for their family's needs. — Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,kelli Grant, Cfp®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 The Spanish royal is known for her suited style, wearing pieces by such designers as Carolina Herrera, Bleis and Hugo Boss, among others. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 Ricketts has argued that he’s best suited to keep delivering for Nebraska and that his opponent is secretly a Democrat. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 Despite their broad brand recognition, these stores were not well suited for the local residential market. — Elie Rieder, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Recent reviews of smart-ring research have found strong performance for measurements including heart rate and heart-rate variability, while the tiny size and unobtrusive form make rings particularly well suited to overnight monitoring. — New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026 Bloys may well have to sacrifice some of his own team on the altar of fiscal responsibility, or could decide that there are execs at the current Paramount who might be better suited to push his supersize division forward. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026 Now, voters will have to decide which of Roy and McKinney’s competing visions is best suited to fix an office many saw as broken. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 McGuane turned to short fiction relatively late in his career, and, like Donald Antrim, seemed preternaturally suited to it. — Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
The hotel’s location is well-suited for kids, too, with many family-friendly activities to do nearby. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026 Strong says that stop-motion is particularly suited to Indigenous storytelling because of the diversity and complexity of Indigenous narratives. — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 Gallium nitride, on the other hand, is suited to high-frequency applications, including communications equipment, radar and electronic warfare systems. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026 During the financial crisis, regulators became aware that some banks were making artificially low Libor submissions to make their institutions seem more creditworthy, or submitting fake numbers to achieve a rate that better suited them. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 Families have the right to put their children in the school best suited for their needs. — David Hodges, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026 Still, Murphy and Falchuk were accidentally making television that was already perfectly suited to the fragmented internet that followed. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026 That allows manufacturers to identify measures suited to their circumstances, rather than follow a universal sequence of upgrades. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 The company or role may have changed, or the person’s strengths may be better suited to another environment. — Michael Londgren, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suited
Adjective
  • The Butcher, The Baker, The Cappuccino Maker is the kind of bistro that perfectly captures the casual LA vibe while Cavatina is a more dressed up affair and perfect for date night.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Between her personal chaos and that within the group, things got so bad that even getting dressed couldn’t improve her mood.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • For players 20 and older, a full season in the AHL sufficed to accrue a professional season.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • For most, this would have sufficed for nautical recreation.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • After a multi-year hiatus from the show, Burgess pleased the judges with her first routine with Cameron.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The manner in which Marcos Llorente’s opener for Atletico transpired would not have pleased Andoni Iraola, even if the Spaniard needs time for his team to understand his out-of-possession demands.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The film is a satire about an impending climate change apocalypse that’s triggered by the drilling operations of oil tycoon Digger Rockwell, played by Cruise, who looks nearly unrecognizable clad in prosthetics and graying hair.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Much like Olivia Colman for Miu Miu’s spring 2027 show, Lyonne embodied the brand’s spirit, clad in the designer’s pieces from head to heel.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • As a director, Fish has taken subversive, revelatory approaches to the theatrical canon and has adapted, for a taste, Don DeLillo and David Foster Wallace.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Like many places around the country, ecosystems in Florida have adapted to fire over time, and it’s needed to help these places thrive, according to Crandall.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • There was a procession to the church of white clad handmaidens (tärnor), star boys (stjärngossar) and gingerbread men (pepparkaksgubbar) with candle wreaths on the maidens’ heads – now battery powered rather than actual flames.
    — Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Small, shy and clad head-to-claw in black, New Zealand’s karure, or black robin, has been crowned the country’s 2026 Bird of the Year.
    — Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda are said to have attended at least a few of these parties, contributing to rumors that Lewis and the estate served as at least partial inspiration for the novel.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • El-Sayed, who trained as a doctor and served as Detroit’s top public health official, has campaigned on Medicare for All since his unsuccessful bid for governor in 2018.
    — Kate Wells, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Once confined to the Southeast, lone star ticks spread from Maine to Oklahoma in recent years as the climate warmed and as a decline in hunting led to an explosive growth in the number of whitetail deer, where lone stars find mates and breed.
    — Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The orange bitters add a dry and zesty citrus character, and the Bénédictine brings a late-palate honeyed complexity that is warmed with baking spices.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Suited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suited. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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