1
as in instrumentalities
something used to achieve an end
I don't care by what ministry it's accomplished, so long as it's done
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as in clergies
the group ordained to perform clerical functions in the Christian church
the ranks of the ministry have dwindled considerably in recent years
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Recent Examples of ministries
Newsweek reached out to the Ukrainian and Russian defense ministries for comment via email.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Newsweek has contacted the defense ministries in Beijing and Tokyo for comment by email.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Newsweek has contacted the Russian and Ukrainian defense ministries for comment.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Assad intelligence ministries were known for keeping scrupulously detailed records, numbering prisoners, alive and dead.
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2024
Newsweek has contacted the Ukrainian and Russian defense ministries for comment.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Newsweek has contacted the defense ministries for Ukraine and Russia, via email, for comment.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Both defense ministries of China and Taiwan did not immediately respond to a request for comment by email.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
This is reportedly the first time that a spending bill had been trimmed down without consent from government ministries.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Newsweek has contacted the defense ministries in Beijing and Tokyo for comment by email.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Newsweek has contacted the Russian and Ukrainian defense ministries for comment.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Assad intelligence ministries were known for keeping scrupulously detailed records, numbering prisoners, alive and dead.
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2024
Newsweek has contacted the Ukrainian and Russian defense ministries for comment.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Newsweek has contacted the defense ministries for Ukraine and Russia, via email, for comment.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Both defense ministries of China and Taiwan did not immediately respond to a request for comment by email.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
This is reportedly the first time that a spending bill had been trimmed down without consent from government ministries.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ministries
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The researchers created novel, realistic, challenging, and unconventional machine learning tasks to compare human experts and AI agents.—
Garrison Lovely,
TIME,
8 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie Severino, the mayor’s communications director, said Suarez and his staff did not engage in any activities that would require registration as foreign agents.—
Sarah Blaskey,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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The rest is occupied by a mix of single-family homes — some well-maintained, some in various stages of dilapidation — vacant lots, churches, a public housing complex and a small school district.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2025
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To take just a few examples, trade unions and churches helped to set up senior centers, which served as hubs of communal living for retirees.—
James Chappel / Made by History,
TIME,
3 Jan. 2025
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And criminal hackers and adversarial states are already employing AI and MI as instruments to identify and take advantage of flaws in threat detection frameworks.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Such a strategy could effectively weaponize these institutions, turning them into instruments of unilateralism rather than forums for global collaboration.—
Allison Carnegie,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2024
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Instead, school libraries have long served as vehicles to expose students to a broad array of ideas from authors who express unique, personal points of view.—
Jim Saunders,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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The Highway Operations Center will be keeping an eye on Connecticut roads and look out for disabled vehicles and any crashes, Morgan said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
24 Dec. 2024
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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
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The Milwaukee Police Department and Wisconsin Department of Justice have canceled a Silver Alert for a missing 71-year-old Milwaukee woman that the agencies issued earlier this morning.—
Claire Reid,
Journal Sentinel,
26 Dec. 2024
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When children swallow more than one separate magnet, the magnets will try to attach by ripping through internal organs.—
Ryan Murphy,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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Lupus sees the body's immune system mistakenly attack its own healthy cells and tissues, which can cause inflammation and damage in organs or systems, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
23 Dec. 2024
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Ashley had a black eye when the police gained entry to her apartment and found the social media star unconscious on her bathroom floor, per the British outlet.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The social media clip continues, with footage showing McCreery reacting to the moment while backstage.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Previous studies showed that individual student-level factors influence success in these fields.—
Joseph Cimpian,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2025
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Prosecutors in Florida’s 20 judicial circuits consider factors like offense type, a child’s prior offenses and victim impact when deciding whether to move a case to adult court.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Ministries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministries. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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