1
as in instrumentality
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 clergy
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 ministry
Taiwan's economy ministry said in a statement that the minerals covered by the new ban are different from those needed by its semiconductor manufacturers.
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
The app consolidates the work of over 40 government ministries, as well as customer accounts for services such as electricity provision and internet, into a single platform.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
For now, power remains vested in humans, and Diella is not up to the job of managing a ministry.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
At press time a spokesperson for Israel’s defense forces and foreign ministry had not returned Billboard‘s request for comment on the interception of the flotilla or confirmation that Stína was among those detained.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
The app consolidates the work of over 40 government ministries, as well as customer accounts for services such as electricity provision and internet, into a single platform.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
For now, power remains vested in humans, and Diella is not up to the job of managing a ministry.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
At press time a spokesperson for Israel’s defense forces and foreign ministry had not returned Billboard‘s request for comment on the interception of the flotilla or confirmation that Stína was among those detained.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ministry
Noun
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They are left wielding the tools of instrumentality: in-groups and cliques, buying effort through more money, coercive employment agreements and suits against whistleblowers.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Holding the weight of cotton’s influence on the world, and thus the instrumentality of Black labor, is painful, yet necessary work.—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
9 July 2025
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Last week, a video surfaced of an ICE officer who shot a member of the clergy with a pepper ball who had been outside a processing facility just outside Chicago.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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The group combed through publicly available records to map out a network that captured the personal and professional relationships among the College of Cardinals (the senior clergy members who serve as both voters and candidates for the papacy).—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
11 Oct. 2025
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For Brentford, the end can often be said to justify the means.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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How To Keep Skunks Away Removing potential food sources and excluding skunks from an area are the most effective means of keeping them away from your home.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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Growing up in church, his musical talent was discovered early.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Kate — who is known for recycling outfits, often years apart — debuted the piece during a January 2020 visit to Bradford Town Hall before reusing the coat at the royal family's Christmas church outing in 2022.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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For deep-space science, the ability to launch heavier, more complex instruments means more ambitious missions, from sample-return expeditions to Jupiter’s moons to large-scale observatories parked in distant orbits.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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D’Angelo played all of the instruments himself, and used mostly analog recording equipment.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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They were ordered to leave everything, even their purses, inside the vehicle, according to a witness.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Siemens is investing €650 million ($754 million) in decarbonizing its business, which includes electrifying its 43,000 strong global vehicle fleet by 2030.—
Andrew Saunders,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Two of Beane’s top free-agent signings, defensive end Michael Hoecht and defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi, are returning from six-game suspensions for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drugs policy.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Secret Service agents, immigration and border officers, airport security screeners, Coast Guard personnel, and Federal Emergency Management Agency emergency workers remain on the job.—
Terry Moseley,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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His cause of death has yet to be determined, and the incident remains under investigation by multiple local law enforcement agencies.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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No injuries were reported from the incident, which took place in an area where the highway patrol had stopped traffic during the live fire exercise at Camp Pendleton, the agency said in a statement Sunday.—
Susannah Cullinane,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Ministry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministry. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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