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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He was ultimately ruled out after going through pregame warmups before the Lakers’ Game 3 overtime victory against the Houston Rockets and again before their Game 4 loss on Sunday night, downgraded from questionable, still nursing his left oblique strain.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
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Channing Tatum is apparently nursing his heart with poetry and astrology amid news his ex-fiancée Zoë Kravitz is engaged.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Yet neither approach had any factual basis, and any success either group had was likely due to the placebo effect—merely giving a patient special attention and the hope of a cure can be healing in itself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Jeremy Renner is getting real about his healing journey following his tragic snow plow accident in 2023.—
Janelle Ash , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Effective leadership requires collaboration, compromise and treating everyone — agents, politicians and community members — with courtesy and respect.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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While Novo Nordisk's GLP-1 is approved for reducing cardiovascular risks and treating patients with liver and kidney disease, Eli Lilly's GLP-1/GIP combo is approved for treating sleep apnea in people with obesity.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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“Ministering (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministering%20%28to%29. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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