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Recent Examples of suffice
The district secured the unanimous endorsement Wednesday of the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission for a variance that would allow an existing fence erected by the apartment complex northwest of the property to suffice as the required screening border.
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Marie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The stakes are high — suffice it to say, the tip is on the line — but the substance of the conflicts is absolutely ridiculous.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
The story shot across social media, with Reddit users pointing each other to archived Factbooks and racing to set up and identify other sources of unbiased information that might suffice.
—Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
The story shot across social media, with Reddit users pointing each other to archived Factbooks and racing to set up and identify other sources of unbiased information that might suffice.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Marie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The stakes are high — suffice it to say, the tip is on the line — but the substance of the conflicts is absolutely ridiculous.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
The story shot across social media, with Reddit users pointing each other to archived Factbooks and racing to set up and identify other sources of unbiased information that might suffice.
—Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
The story shot across social media, with Reddit users pointing each other to archived Factbooks and racing to set up and identify other sources of unbiased information that might suffice.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffice
Verb
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The governor’s comments underscored the limited power of the commission, which could not issue subpoenas, file charges or compel anyone to do anything.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The New York Knicks emphatically did so with a scoreline that should be reserved for horror movies.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Chad Epperson, who had been managing the club’s Double-A Portland affiliate in the Eastern League, will serve as the interim third-base coach.—
Jimmy Golen,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Song is expected to serve as a left-handed bat off the bench while in Mexico.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Suffice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffice. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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