as in to minister (to)
to attend to the needs and comforts of
volunteers administering to the terminally ill at a hospice
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The Rams nursed a slim three-point lead when both teams headed to their respective locker rooms at the end of the second quarter.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026 -
Long before he was spotted in the tunnel bent over to nurse his latest injury, Davis attempted to play through the injury.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Because right now, with child care problems causing one in four parents, often mothers, to cut back working hours and one in six to leave entirely, Miami-Dade parents and businesses alike are feeling the pain.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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The footage sees Sheriff Mickey Fox (played by Homeland’s Morena Baccarin) juggling her law enforcement duties with the challenges of mothering her daughter Skye (Degrassi: The Next Generation‘s Amanda Arcuri).—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
24 Sep. 2025
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Doctors and medical practices who wanted to avoid the hassle and headaches of dealing with insurers, or who wanted to be able to treat uninsured patients, were sometimes open to unorthodox payment methods.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Their over 200 guests were then treated to dinner under a tent by the lake.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Administer (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administer%20%28to%29. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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