as in ministered (to)
to attend to the needs and comforts of
volunteers administering to the terminally ill at a hospice
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Zookeepers nursed him and gave him the toy to train him to cling, an ability newborn macaques need to survive.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026 -
Plus, don't forget that other parents (including those who are currently breastfeeding and those who nursed babies in the past) can often provide a wealth of advice and support as well.—
Deborah Skolnik,
Parents,
1 Mar. 2026
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Officers then began taking apart the tank, which was not factory standard, and discovered the woman lying in a puddle of gasoline, appearing disoriented and suffering from apparent chemical burns to her legs and feet; she was taken to a hospital for medical evaluation, treated and quickly released.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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The migrants and the poor were treated inside the two-block-long structure nicknamed Chicago’s Ellis Island, which also was the site of the first blood bank in the United States, founded by immigrant Hungarian doctor Bernard Fantus.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Lloyd had multiple blunt force injuries and bruises to her head, neck, torso, arms and legs that were healed at different levels, including fractures in her ribs and left upper jaw, an autopsy report said.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2026
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Thank you for building a children’s hospital that has healed families from across the globe.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Administered (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administered%20%28to%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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