MINISTERS (TO) Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

ministers (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of minister (to)

as in administers (to)

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

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At the family estate, Sybylla, who nurses inchoate hopes of becoming a writer, is to be remade into a suitable wife.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026
Ultimately, Etna’s closest bond is with the itinerant medic Hong who nurses his emaciated, shrapnel-scarred body.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

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Saturday Night Live host Matt Damon was cast as the adoring husband in Mom, an entirely inoffensive movie where nothing bad happens—something that mothers everywhere will enjoy.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2026
Some parents − overwhelmingly mothers − are stepping back from full-time work or leaving the workforce altogether to accommodate the needs of their family.

— Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026

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Barn jackets suit a recipient who treats outerwear as the statement piece of an outfit.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026
Brazil’s electoral prosecutor’s office told the court that Meta had not fully complied with the rulings, including a requirement to explain how its AI tool treats content about each candidate.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026

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