MINISTERING (TO) Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

ministering (to)

verb

present participle of minister (to)

as in administering (to)

to attend to the needs and comforts of volunteered to help minister to the sick at the local hospice

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Mike, with his sharp features and small, dark hands, is probably at the Silver Spur right now, nursing his glass of vodka, two rocks, no twist.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
At the end, Bjornsson — who had been nursing a knee injury — retained his title, although not everyone made it through unscathed.

— Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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Kris, Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Kendall, and Kylie balance empire-building with something far more personal, from unexpected sparks and new relationships, to healing old wounds and embracing independence.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Unselfed love reverses the world’s sway that would turn us away from the always-available guiding, loving, and healing messages of the eternal Christ that lead us to do good deeds to benefit humanity, individually or collectively.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2026

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According to Raytron, its dedicated Infrared Vision-Language Model is designed around these characteristics rather than treating thermal images simply as another form of conventional imagery.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
But Lundquist cautioned against automatically treating Gen Z’s choices as irresponsible when the generation is making them under different economic conditions than its parents faced.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

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