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buy for

VERB

represent

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mean perform produce serve serve as show speak for

STRONG

be betoken body copy embody enact epitomize equal equate exemplify exhibit express factor imitate impersonate personify reproduce stage substitute typify

WEAK

act as act as broker act for act in place of appear as assume the role of be agent for be attorney for be proxy for correspond to do business for emblematize hold office play the part put on sell for stand for steward

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refuse

STRONG

be original differ imbalance oppose reverse stop

VERB

treat

Synonyms

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give provide

STRONG

amuse blow divert entertain escort feast indulge regale satisfy stake stand

WEAK

foot the bill pay for pick up the check pick up the tab play host set up spring for take out wine and dine

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take

STRONG

abstain anger bore disappoint refuse reject tire upset

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harm hurt ignore injure neglect

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The best time to buy for aggressive rate seekers was when I bonds on the upswing crossed paths with everything else on the downswing.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

The kind of ingredient you buy for one specific recipe and then keep rediscovering, whether through social media content or “I need to clean out the fridge” panic.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Even if a fund does buy back shares, it doesn’t necessarily make the stock a buy for everyday investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Barron’s in December named Comcast as one of its 10 stocks to buy for this year, touting a cheap valuation based on projected 2026 earnings.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Candice thought about all the puzzle books and logic games her grandmother used to buy for her, including the one she had just found in the attic.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

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