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  • past participle of can.
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could

[kood, kuhd] / kʊd, kəd /
VERB
preserve fruit, vegetable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
keep
STRONG
bottle
WEAK
put up
Antonyms
WEAK
cannot employ hire
VERB
be able
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commit manage take care of
STRONG
may
WEAK
be capable of be equal to be up to be within one's area be within one's control can do could cut the mustard have it made lie in one's power make it make out make the grade
Antonyms
WEAK
cannot employ hire
VERB
fire from job
Synonyms
STRONG
ax boot bounce cashier discharge dismiss expel sack terminate
WEAK
give the heave ho kick out let go
Antonyms
STRONG
allow employ engage hire hold keep permit welcome
WEAK
cannot

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A DJ from Moscow who tried to avoid service told AFP he could not obtain a driving licence or international passport without proper military papers.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

These environments could have generated the earliest MN-zymes, including metals/noble metals, metal oxides, and sulfide NPs.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

If they do open up, this could be a cracker because Senegal have got plenty of firepower too.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

In this way, they could have participated in the broader network of reactions that contributed to life's emergence.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

“I get that. We did a whole section on the Holocaust last year. I could actually feel my heart breaking, just reading about all the horrific things that happened.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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