befitting
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Often smeared on hot buttered toast, it tastes like a fishy, peppery paté, befitting the mock Latin name Osborn gave to it, Patum Peperium.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Though most men arrived in dark suits befitting the “business formal” dress code, a handful appeared to have wandered in from golf.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Once more, Becerra was the focal point of attacks, befitting his newfound status as the candidate to beat.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
“The Boys of Dungeon Lane,” Paul McCartney’s twenty-seventh post-Beatles studio album, is the portrait of an artist in his twilight, a rich assortment of storytelling and nostalgia befitting the world’s greatest living songwriter.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Addison: much more befitting an animal of my intellectual prowess, I think.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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