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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
Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
Crypto services revenue rose to $3,441.1 million from $727.0 million, while loyalty services revenue decreased slightly to $49.2 million.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 20 Mar. 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
Jeremy Lott, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
The agency also has thousands more suppliers and contractors who service USAID’s important work from farmers who grow crops that keep children from starving to researchers who find new breakthroughs that stop the spread of preventable diseases.
—Jennifer Lotito, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Maryland Democrats say new tax on services ‘has to be’ in budget.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
Crypto services revenue rose to $3,441.1 million from $727.0 million, while loyalty services revenue decreased slightly to $49.2 million.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 20 Mar. 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 interest alone to service the $36 trillion and climbing national debt came to about a trillion dollars annually.
—Jeremy Lott, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
The agency also has thousands more suppliers and contractors who service USAID’s important work from farmers who grow crops that keep children from starving to researchers who find new breakthroughs that stop the spread of preventable diseases.
—Jennifer Lotito, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for service
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The capital city of the world’s happiest country exemplifies what makes Finland such an ideal spot for happiness—not just focusing on health or wealth alone, Helsinki places emphasis on things like community, kindness, trust in society, and easy access to nature and green spaces.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Those include bullying, friendship, school, kindness/empathy, self-worth/confidence, and mental health/well-being.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
20 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Goitein, senior director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the nonprofit Brennan Center for Justice, said the Trump administration's potential use of state secrets privilege could revive a decades-old conflict about the judicial branch's role in national security issues.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Clearly, this event was geared toward highlighting where AI is today, how it’s used, and where it’s headed, but any summit on the subject of the technology should not ignore the voices that oppose its use.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
21 Mar. 2025
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Tetra Tech focuses on water, environment and sustainable infrastructure and a substantial chunk of its revenue comes from contracts with federal, state and local government agencies.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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Washington — The Trump administration on Tuesday evening released tens of thousands of pages of government documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy Jr., weeks after President Trump ordered government agencies to unveil their JFK files to the public.—
Stefan Becket,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Now, an expert in military manpower at RAND wants to see the services shift their focus from quantity to quality.—
Cory Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Mar. 2025
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Following the tense exchange, the Trump administration cut off military assistance and some intelligence sharing to Kyiv.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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So many of us are conditioned since childhood to believe that prioritizing ourselves is selfish, which compels us to ignore our inner voice.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The deal with Airtel is conditioned on SpaceX receiving a license from the Indian government to operate Starlink, which seems likely.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Doing business with the Federal Government is a privilege.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Framers of the Constitution saw voting as a privilege reserved exclusively for property-owning white men.—
Richard Boykin,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This kind of convenience adds to Apple Wallet's usefulness.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
7 Mar. 2025
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Full disclosure, this was a category borne of the pandemic that has largely outlived its usefulness.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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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 24 Mar. 2025.
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