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as in kindness
an act of kind assistance
performed many services for the charitable organization
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2
as in use
the capacity for being useful for some purpose
that broom is worn out beyond all service
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as in troops
the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation
at the time the country had about a million men and women in the service
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as in agency
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the OSS, the nation's wartime intelligence service
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as in military
of or relating to the armed services
spent his time in the army as a correspondent for service newspapers
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as in to condition
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Recent Examples of service
Stephanie Petit, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Add-on services for an additional fee will consist of postpartum therapy, belly-binding, massages, manicures, and pedicures.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 11 Feb. 2025
Zee Krstic, goodhousekeeping.com, 11 May 2023
Some afternoons, the answer is no, which is just the reality for a small counter-service operation with a large menu apparently designed for almost every taqueria in the chain.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2023
Makena Kelly, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
Williams was a two time triple crown winner, a two time MVP and the last player to hit over .400 — despite losing five prime years to service in the Marine Corps.
1968 — Elvin Hayes scores 39 points to lead Houston to a 71-69 victory and end UCLA’s 47-game winning streak.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Although the Invictus Games had six previous iterations since Harry created the adaptive sports competition for service personnel and veterans in 2014, the Vancouver-Whistler event is the first time winter sports have joined the lineup.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Add-on services for an additional fee will consist of postpartum therapy, belly-binding, massages, manicures, and pedicures.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
The Spa at the Breakers in Palm Beach (pictured here) is just one service provider that includes pre-service consult to make guests facing physical limitations or special considerations feel incredibly welcome and at ease before stepping into their facilities.
—Zee Krstic, goodhousekeeping.com, 11 May 2023
Some afternoons, the answer is no, which is just the reality for a small counter-service operation with a large menu apparently designed for almost every taqueria in the chain.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2023
Verb
The recent installation of Elon Musk ally Thomas Shedd atop the federal IT structure has thrown an agency in charge of servicing much of the US government’s technical infrastructure into disarray.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
Williams was a two time triple crown winner, a two time MVP and the last player to hit over .400 — despite losing five prime years to service in the Marine Corps.
1968 — Elvin Hayes scores 39 points to lead Houston to a 71-69 victory and end UCLA’s 47-game winning streak.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for service
Noun
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Take a moment to watch these other random acts of kindness captured on camera!—
Ronnie Li,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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The viral video left many TikTok users emotional and grateful for the couple's kindness.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Park District officials want to make changes on the pool that originally went into use about ten years ago.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Thus, there is always a lurking risk that your AI use will be detected.—
Andrew Brodsky,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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But Republicans have criticized the agency as being unaccountable and exceeding its legal authority.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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One is that the Trump administration's stop-work order halts the agency's supervision work, which includes making sure companies follow consumer protections and student loan companies process payments.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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On Tuesday, the Gaza health ministry said that 92 people in the enclave had been killed in Israeli military operations since the ceasefire came into effect.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Saudi military bases were built to American specifications and have often provided valuable access in times of crisis.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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House Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie said sentiment within the GOP conference was favorable to tightening eligibility requirements, conditioning work on able-bodied people and equalizing payments for the Medicaid expansion population.—
Peter Sullivan,
Axios,
5 Feb. 2025
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However, using it too often or as a replacement for shampooing and conditioning your hair can pose some problems.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But only two players have the privilege of managing the team’s turn-up tunes.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
12 Feb. 2025
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Treasury's disclosure that a political appointee was granted read/write privileges to sensitive its databases will not help the Trump administration's case.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Still, its roughly six-hour run time will limit its usefulness in certain scenarios.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PCMAG,
6 Feb. 2025
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Some initiatives have outlived their usefulness or have led to dependency rather than the development outcomes that were intended.—
Belinda Luscombe,
TIME,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On May 22, three soldiers who witnessed the Mount Suribachi flag-raising on the island of Iwo Jima were greeted by 1,000 schoolchildren.—
Patrick Sauer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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The goal is to slow Russia's advance and weaken their fighting power while sacrificing as few Ukrainian soldiers as possible.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Service.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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