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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For any of us who have ever nursed private, unseemly doubts or jealousies, Arnett is a tonic.—
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Ineke Zeldenrust, international coordinator for the Clean Clothes Campaign, a witness signatory of the Accord, has long nursed a sense of foreboding about where worker safety is headed in Bangladesh.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Dec. 2025
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Noem said the officer involved was struck by the vehicle and transported to a hospital, where he was treated and later released.—
Stepheny Price , Alexandra Koch , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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All three workers were taken to Wheeling Hospital to be treated for their injuries.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Many of the physical injuries have healed.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
4 Jan. 2026
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His leg isn’t fully healed; even after eight months, the wound is still there.—
Ethan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Administered (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administered%20%28to%29. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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