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serve out

VERB

reciprocate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

repay retaliate

STRONG

barter correspond interchange match recompense render reply requite respond retort return share square swap swing trade vacillate

WEAK

be equivalent feel in return give-and-take make up for pay one's dues return the compliment scratch one's back tit for tat

Antonyms

STRONG

ask disagree keep question request take

WEAK

deny refuse

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She then held her nerve in the second, recovering from being broken as she tried to serve out victory before clinching her first match point on Kalinskaya's serve.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

If he does not return — and cannot serve out his new four-year contract — board members would select a superintendent.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Whoever wins the seat will serve out the rest of Greene's term, which ends in January, but they must begin campaigning again immediately to win their own full term in Congress in the midterms.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Lagarde has dismissed speculation about an early resignation in the past, saying last year she was determined to serve out her term after reports she had discussed leaving early to run the World Economic Forum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

“It wouldn’t be fair to Mario. I’ll just have to serve out the time.”

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden

serve out

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