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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Much of the audience is clearly children, the Gen Alpha tweens nursed on Cocomelon and Baby Shark hi-jinks.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025 -
Kershaw nursed the one-run lead through six innings.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
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The share of respondents indicating that foreign and local companies were treated equally rose by 5 percentage points to 37%.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Money markets, which are treated as safe havens, won't lose value since they are fixed at $1 per share, Stovall said, but the income received will go down if interest rates fall in the future.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Ministered (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministered%20%28to%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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