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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In addition to eating solid food, the pups were likely still nursing milk from their mother, according to the researchers.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025 -
Verstappen was nursing his tires — but remained on the racing line — as Russell was approaching fast behind.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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Lupita Nyong'o stars as Roz, a service robot who washes up on a small island with no human inhabitants and must figure out how to adapt her programming to the wilderness while mothering a baby goose.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
23 May 2025
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One of her reasons for leaving was to focus on mothering her two daughters.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
28 May 2025
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It’s cleverly done, with the audience treated to a young Ollie Rathbone weaving in and out of an opposition defence to score with a thumping finish in junior football just moments before being shown doing exactly the same to break the deadlock after 15 minutes.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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The lawsuit has the potential to shape how intellectual property is treated in the AI era.—
Lauren Goode,
Wired News,
26 June 2025
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“Administer (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administer%20%28to%29. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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