as in administered (to)
to attend to the needs and comforts of
volunteered to help minister to the sick at the local hospice
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There’s evidence of puppies being nursed alongside human babies in Polynesia, Melanesia, and the Americas.—
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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.—
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FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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The entire time, nobody treated me the way I was supposed to be treated.—
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Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
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Lynch was taken to a local hospital to be treated for facial fractures, a cranial leak and other injuries.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Ministered (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministered%20%28to%29. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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