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adjective

Definition of servingnext
as in producing

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serving

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noun

as in dinner

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serving

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verb

present participle of serve
1
as in attending
to be a servant for he served his master faithfully for 20 years

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2
as in sufficing
to be enough they made the pasta serve for eight guests

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3
as in doing
to be fitting or proper those old riding boots will serve for now, but you'll need newer ones for the horse show

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4
as in treating
to behave toward in a stated way my parents served me well in preparing me for life

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as in acting
to have a certain purpose the harsh punishment served to teach everyone a lesson

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as in benefiting
to provide with something useful or desirable an excellent college that served her with the skills necessary to make it in today's job market

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of serving
Adjective
But for the vast majority of everyday cooking tasks—stirring, folding, sautéing, serving—high-quality silicone outperforms the competition on the merits that matter most. — Jamie Thilman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
While nuance and 21st century thinking are about as complementary as the ingredients in a serving of lobster ice cream, two seemingly contradictory statements can still be true at the same exact time. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Plus, a serving of this pudding is roughly equivalent to the protein in two eggs. — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 July 2026
Verb
Ahmed, Ghedi, and their co-conspirators falsely claimed to be serving 2,000 to 3,000 children each day, according to court documents. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026 Hansen’s sentence was first reduced to 25 years to life, and the state later created a pathway to earlier parole for many youthful offenders serving life sentences. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for serving
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serving
  1. producing
  2. dinner
  3. attending
  4. doing
  5. befitting
  6. treating
  7. acting
  8. benefiting
Adjective
  • It was announced shortly thereafter that Amazon and Sony, which is co-producing, were recasting the part.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The series is produced by Jason Bowers and Jacob Mosler, World Within’s COO, with Radhika Womack co-producing.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of producing
Noun
  • With an average of 55 tostadas coming out of this kitchen every dinner service, that’s around 4 lbs.
    — Beth Rankin, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors say the former labor and delivery nurse planned the killings and contrived to get her husband out of the house by sending him to pick up medicine for one of their children and dinner for the family.
    — Michael Casey, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of dinner
Verb
  • For creators, attending a Grand Slam can signal something to their audiences beyond an interest in tennis; for brands, the appeal lies partly in associating themselves with that cachet.
    — Jessica Schiffer, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
  • News first leaked that Cohen would be making another Ali G project in July and he was spotted in character attending Wimbledon.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of attending
Verb
  • While doing so has helped millions of individuals access the power of electronics, the shrinking size of transistors is presenting problems at mass manufacturing scales.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Alicia McCalla, 56, a fiction writer who has been doing voice work for five years out of her home in Atlanta, decided to ignore union suggestions and clone her voice.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of doing
Verb
  • Kimbrel’s late-career journey has been long and almost confounding — not befitting a superstar of his quality.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Devers performed at a level befitting a nearly $30-million player, posting an OPS+ of 126 in 2023 and 142 in 2024.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of befitting
Verb
  • While safety and code compliance matter, treating high-profile participants with escalating six-figure penalties risks chilling the very partners that amplify San Diego’s largest annual economic event.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • What’s new is how quickly the beverage industry is treating it as a category of its own, and how many consumers are buying in.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of treating
Verb
  • There are no Cubs players involved in the TikTok series, the Cubs told me, which is unfortunate since Crow-Armstrong has acting in his DNA — his mother and father are both actors — and probably would be at least as good as Damon.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Along with the move back to Britain, Meghan’s acting return was a subject the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had reportedly been discussing for some time, according to People.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of acting
Verb
  • The higher standards down the pecking order can help keep the brightest talent in the game for longer, with the next generation benefitting from that wisdom.
    — Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • That is how a working household starts benefiting from compounding.
    — Michael Faulkender, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of benefiting

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“Serving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serving. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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