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as in privilege
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
Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 15 May 2026
In turn, the Danish service operation vessel Esvagt Froude carried out the commissioning scope.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Esteworld positions itself within this ecosystem as a multi-service provider spanning plastic surgery, medical aesthetics, dental treatments, and hair restoration.
—Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
The framework for the CLPS program is similar to that of NASA’s Commercial Crew and Commercial Resupply Services programs, which partnered with industry to develop new crew and cargo vehicles to service the International Space Station after the retirement of the Space Shuttle fleet.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
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Noun
That’s not the only streaming service where Drake has made waves.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 15 May 2026
In turn, the Danish service operation vessel Esvagt Froude carried out the commissioning scope.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Adjective
Default logging misses lateral movement, API activity and cross-service calls.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Esteworld positions itself within this ecosystem as a multi-service provider spanning plastic surgery, medical aesthetics, dental treatments, and hair restoration.
—Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
In the next few weeks, Klyn said Birdiewatch will also service Fort Collins, Loveland and Colorado Springs, among other Front Range cities.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
The framework for the CLPS program is similar to that of NASA’s Commercial Crew and Commercial Resupply Services programs, which partnered with industry to develop new crew and cargo vehicles to service the International Space Station after the retirement of the Space Shuttle fleet.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for service
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Coming off of the strike, and what that meant for so many people getting back to work, and then being able to go back to work on that type of set was such a privilege and very humbling.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Roseberry’s work privileges spectacle—volume, gold, anatomical exaggeration—where Schiaparelli’s shock lay in wit and displacement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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Other bills could lead to new relief for small businesses in the future, with lawmakers endorsing the creation of studies and working groups that will look at things like supporting artificial intelligence use by small businesses and tourism.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Rice is the main food staple for much of the population and most of Myanmar’s rice cultivation is for domestic use.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
16 May 2026
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However, Transnistria’s breakaway government relies heavily on Moscow and the region is home to a military base with 1,500 Russian troops.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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Israeli troops on Thursday shot and killed a 15-year-old boy in Eastern Lubban town in Nablus, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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The nomination signals Trump is backing away from promises to eliminate FEMA, as Hamilton joins a beleaguered agency depleted by staff departures and a 75-day DHS shutdown.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The technology will allow communication with the agency, to help reduce travel times, records show.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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America’s reckless military adventure continues.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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The passenger is currently being isolated at Gómez Ulla Hospital, a military hospital in Madrid.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
Verb
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That’s when the film threatens to resolve into the kind of tragic revenge drama that Sacha and Evgueni Galperine’s ominous score has conditioned us to half-expect from the start.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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The discomfort stems not from graphic imagery, but from recognition — the realization that contemporary visual culture increasingly conditions audiences through loops of deferred resolution.—
Andrew S. Jacobson,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2026
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Understand that kindness and consideration can go a long way in these types of negotiation situations.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
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Regardless of travel purpose or appearance, kindness and patience matter most in how passengers are treated.—
Joey Skladany,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2026
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Besides its aesthetic appearance and usefulness as an herb, dill also helps deter aphids from the garden—always a threat to roses.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
14 May 2026
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Jefferson proved his usefulness soon after his arrival, when he was placed on a committee with John Dickinson to draft a declaration—not the declaration, which was still a year away, but rather a list of complaints for King George III.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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“Service.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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