DID FOR Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

did for

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past tense of do for, chiefly British

as in administered (to)

to attend to the needs and comforts of I trust him to do for my kids while I am at work.

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as in destroyed

to deprive of life The long journey on foot nearly did for her.

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Recent Examples of did for New Avatar turns rock on its head and reclaims Black women’s space in the genre the same way her Raven album did for the dance arena in 2022. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026 Replicants are also looking for their identity as the dominant species, and if God made humans in his image as humans did for Replicants — well, some Replicants might want to find out how to become gods. — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2026 Even then, parting with Harper or Schwarber could backfire the way parting with Pete Alonso did for the New York Mets. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Conover told The Times that payments made by the campaign to a company connected to him were not for his posts but for video work one of his staffers did for Raman’s campaign. — Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Could a simple lie about what the person did for a living ruin her game? — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026 Ten teams hired new coaches for the 2026 season, while seven did for 2025—the Las Vegas Raiders did both seasons. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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Ijbara also looked after Abuhashish’s younger brother, who followed Abuhashish to Chicago.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026
Talem will be looked after by MAD Rising Celebrity, MAD Celebrity’s talent initiative dedicated to emerging standout acting talent from the Arab world and supporting their growth within the wider filmmaking industry.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

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Prime Minister Janez Janša recently scraped together a coalition that did away with the country’s leftist leader, Robert Golob.

— Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Straight Pop If there were any rules left in rap music, then the last few years of intrusive thought rap to come out of Atlanta and the larger Georgia area did away with them altogether.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026

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