services 1 of 2

plural of service
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as in agencies
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the OSS, the nation's wartime intelligence service

Synonyms & Similar Words

services

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verb

present tense third-person singular of service

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for services
Noun
  • Finally, some agencies might specialize in particular areas of SEO, such as local SEO for brick-and-mortar businesses, e-commerce SEO for online retailers or international SEO for companies with a global presence.
    Bar Maimon, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Government agencies, too, are feeling the pressure to do more with less while avoiding service cuts.
    Eric Steele, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The Committee of Foreign Investment in the United States, which is made up of agencies including the departments of Treasury and Justice, expressed reservations about the deal to the companies in a letter last month.
    Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Host Workshops To Promote Cross-Departmental Bonds Host regular hackathons or problem-solving workshops that bring together employees from different departments.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • During the week, Allen hunkers down in the football offices and watches as much film as possible.
    Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Collins helped lead an earlier legislative effort to close DEI offices at the state’s three public universities — the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The transfers came just two days after Tisch made a number of administrative appointments, including new heads of the department’s public information and technology bureaus.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • However, since March 2020, late and missing payments have not been reported to the credit reporting bureaus.
    Robert Farrington, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Already on pace to be a historic team on that end, Caruso’s mindset and leadership should ensure the Thunder maintains a top defense for the next half-decade.
    Nick Crain, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The train station from which the event begins and ends maintains the look and charm of its 19th century origin.
    Maria Menounos, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Traversing the Holy Door is one way that the faithful can obtain indulgences, or forgiveness for sins during a Jubilee, a once-every-quarter-century tradition that dates from 1300.
    Silvia Stellacci and Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Martin Luther’s opposition to the church’s practice of selling indulgences inspired him to launch the Protestant Reformation in the 1500s.
    Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Services.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/services. Accessed 25 Jan. 2025.

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