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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
Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 31 Jan. 2025
Details of memorial services have not been made public yet.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 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
Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Today, the full album will be serviced to country radio.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The aircraft, which is designed to scoop water from bodies of water and drop it on fires, was able to land safely and was taken out of service for approximately five days for repairs, prosecutors said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 31 Jan. 2025
Details of memorial services have not been made public yet.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 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
According to city documents, Flock Safety, the company that makes and services the cameras, will be responsible for installing the cameras there and getting approval from Los Gatos to do so.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Today, the full album will be serviced to country radio.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for service
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See Robin Williams unusual approach when visiting Christopher Reeve in hospital 01:07 CNN — While a lot has been said about the friendship between Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve, the famed pair’s bond illustrates a very basic and instrumental type of kindness, according to Reeve’s daughter.—
Dan Heching,
CNN,
1 Feb. 2025
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The Pacific Palisades neighborhood in the west and Altadena in the east will be irrevocably changed, but the propensity for kindness, for compassion speaks volumes of the interconnectivity of one of America’s largest cities.—
Kate Lavelle,
Glamour,
31 Jan. 2025
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The days and nights are filled with drinking and recreational drug use — and all appears well until Jess gets bitten by a snake and disappears soon after.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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This appears to be its first use of a new policy to criminally investigate state and local officials who do not comply with Trump's directives.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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The Office of Management and Budget has rescinded its call for a pause on federal assistance, according to agency's memo shared by Democracy Forward, which led a legal challenge over the effort.—
NPR Washington Desk,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2025
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An accompanying list of instructions shared with Inside Climate News, however, lists more than 2,500 programs at agencies across the government.—
Nicholas Kusnetz,
WIRED,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Associated Press reports that a military helicopter, which also had several passengers on board, was on a training flight at the time.—
Alison Fox,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2025
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Aviation experts and aircraft collision investigators have so far refrained from pinpointing the exact conditions or potential blunders that allowed a passenger jet and a military helicopter to collide midair near Washington Wednesday evening.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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My older deputies have been conditioned to say, ‘Lock them up, throw the key away.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
25 Jan. 2025
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Designed to be gentle yet effective, this daily cleanser is packed with provitamin B5, allantoin, and rose water to condition your skin, melt away makeup, and protect your moisture barrier.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
23 Jan. 2025
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For those women denied the privilege of department store entry owing to race or lack of means, the comfort station was the only option for getting some privacy in public.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Kaspersky Security Services research revealed how some of these vulnerabilities could be used by hackers, if successfully exploited, to launch denial-of-service attacks, escalate user privileges and potentially steal data.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Thomas The Best Mattresses For Sciatica, Backed By Expert Insights By McKenzie Dillon Fruit Preserves A jar of fruit preserves’ usefulness extends well beyond buttered toast.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Russell Vought, President-elect Trump’s pick to head the White House budget office, downplayed his past comments about the usefulness of shutting down the federal government to achieve conservative policy aims.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
15 Jan. 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 4 Feb. 2025.
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