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sufficing

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verb

present participle of suffice
as in serving
to be enough I was told I have to wear shoes—will thong sandals suffice?

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sufficing
Adjective
  • Otherwise, the store’s packaging will be sufficient.
    Jennifer Hope Choi, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
  • With sharpness early in the season providing sufficient rotation certainty, the Pirates will wait to call up Paul Skenes until June.
    Johnny Flores Jr., New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Aspiring career changers who don’t work in healthcare are also finding new roles serving older adults, or creating them.
    Aliza Knox, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The school's kitchen and cafeteria are congested with long serving lines, according to the district's website.
    Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • As our predecessors became terrestrial and moved to dry, hot environments, salt became scarcer, and the craving for sodium likely developed as a survival mechanism to ensure adequate intake.
    Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
  • At this range, a 1 m object maps into 3-4 camera pixels, adequate for recognition and range estimation.
    Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Over the years, that evolved into doing complete residential interiors, and commercial work including multiple test and demonstration kitchen projects, and then product design.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 31 Dec. 2024
  • This year, the 50-year-old actress reemerged as a cleaning-supplies entrepreneur, and dished on why doing dishes is her happy place.
    Matt Craig, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The procedure was performed via minimal access and the result was satisfactory.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
  • His messages online sound all too typical of the brash and bratty computer techies who seem to think insults are satisfactory entertainment for their followers.
    Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The successful outcome for Perpetua Resources is especially impressive given the complex nature of the federal, state, and local permitting process, as well as the work involved in satisfying the concerns of local communities and the Nez Perz Tribe.
    David Blackmon, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The rich palate has tons of depth, a delightful blend of root sweetness, and a long, satisfying finish.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Implement clear usage policies specifying acceptable applications.
    Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • But many Republicans still back Ukraine, and have been skeptical about Putin agreeing to an acceptable deal.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The plaintiffs’ argument broadens the scope of EPCA beyond reasonable bounds, District Judge Ronnie Abrams wrote in the court’s opinion.
    Akielly Hu, Wired News, 29 Mar. 2025
  • That would give it around 240 miles of range in the real world, which is reasonable.
    James Morris, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Sufficing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sufficing. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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