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 If players don’t have a clear bag on them, a 1 gallon Ziploc bag will suffice. Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025 This column is not about to adjudicate the merits of a complex legal case but suffice to say the US Justice Department has any number of priority legal cases to pursue. Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025 Meanwhile, the same debates accompanying discussions of slavery reparations in greater society permeate the order as well: Some feel a moral urgency while others criticize the effort as unfairly burdening the entities of today or suggesting the order’s ongoing work with the poor should suffice. Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025 On this particular night, however, role playing must suffice. Abigail Adams, People.com, 14 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 15 Mar. 2025.

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