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serves

  • plural
    of serve.
    serve
    verb (used without object)
    to act as a servant.
  • present tense form
    of serve (3rd person singular).
    serve
    verb (used without object)
    to act as a servant.

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The policy serves as the robot's real-time decision-making system, determining how and where it should fly.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

Staging the bout on home soil serves as a long-overdue reward for that loyalty, even if both men are now former world heavyweight champions.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

We stood inside the Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center, which Clark co-owns and where she serves as creative director.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Under this civil side of the law, the New Mexico State Ethics Commission serves as both joke police and judge.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Ma blushes, serves cake with cream on the side.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes