put (something) into service
idiom
: to begin using (something)
The airline expects to put the new planes into service by next year.
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Russia’s artillery is rapidly being eroded as the thousands of guns in storage are put into service and destroyed.
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The Luohe is one of the newest warships China put into service.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
The Aiviq will be put into service more or less as is.
—Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 23 Jan. 2025
And seven were put into service at one point or another — most of them after the fire ignited.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The Luohe is one of the newest warships China put into service.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
The Aiviq will be put into service more or less as is.
—Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 23 Jan. 2025
And seven were put into service at one point or another — most of them after the fire ignited.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for put (something) into service
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“Put (something) into service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20%28something%29%20into%20service. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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