minister to

verb

ministered to; ministering to; ministers to
Synonyms of minister tonext
: to help or care for (someone or something)
She devoted herself to ministering to the poor and sick.
The nurse ministered to his wounds.

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Feddon currently ministers to James Duckett, who is scheduled to be executed at noon on Tuesday. Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 26 July 2026 In January, Rutte intervened to set up a framework for discussing the Greenland question, prompting the Danish defense minister to point out that Rutte could not negotiate on Denmark’s behalf. Mark Webber, Time, 24 July 2026 Janet De Silva, chair of the APEC Business Advisory Council Digital and innovation working group, earlier on Thursday urged the ministers to prepare for the quantum computing era. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 24 July 2026 And to minister to the world’s most influential trippers, the lineup at the Caribbean dream factory includes Carl Hayden Smith, Andrew Gallimore, and Christopher Timmermann. Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for minister to

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“Minister to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minister%20to. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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