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as in privilege
an act of kind assistance
performed many services for the charitable organization
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as in use
the capacity for being useful for some purpose
that broom is worn out beyond all service
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as in troops
the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation
at the time the country had about a million men and women in the service
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as in agency
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the OSS, the nation's wartime intelligence service
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as in military
of or relating to the armed services
spent his time in the army as a correspondent for service newspapers
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as in to condition
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Recent Examples of service
Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
Las Palmas Tex-Mex, Uptown Uptown Tex-Mex spot Las Palmas plans to stay open for regular lunch and dinner service through the weekend.
—Claire Ballor
staff Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
Prieto would learn that the participants were encouraged to share their journeys as part of their post-service recovery.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025
Hannah Parker, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
In addition, infighting within the coalition over how to spend the 500 billion euro infrastructure fund has raised concerns that coalition members will use deficit spending as a Band-Aid on legacy problems and as a way to service their voter bases rather than create economic opportunities.
—Sudha David-Wilp, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Winter weather safety The weather service advised the public to prepare for a life-threatening cold.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
Las Palmas Tex-Mex, Uptown Uptown Tex-Mex spot Las Palmas plans to stay open for regular lunch and dinner service through the weekend.
—Claire Ballor
staff Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The married duo opened their spot in 2021 with the hope of upending traditional business models by making a counter-service restaurant with no reservations that was still chef-driven and hospitable.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
Prieto would learn that the participants were encouraged to share their journeys as part of their post-service recovery.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
To service the accounts of cannabis companies, banks also need to monitor their business practices and be on the alert for a unique set of red flags.
—Hannah Parker, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
In addition, infighting within the coalition over how to spend the 500 billion euro infrastructure fund has raised concerns that coalition members will use deficit spending as a Band-Aid on legacy problems and as a way to service their voter bases rather than create economic opportunities.
—Sudha David-Wilp, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for service
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With a commitment to accessibility, practical learning, and measurable outcomes, CFI is helping shape a future where opportunity is determined not by geography or privilege but by ambition and ability.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The labor market was built for those with care privilege.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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The company also highlighted its shift toward a Robot-as-a-Service model, indicating readiness for global commercial deployment rather than experimental use.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Truckloads of cookies were unloaded Wednesday afternoon at the Shelly Ridge Service Center in Lafayette Hill, where thousands of boxes will be distributed to local Girl Scout troops ahead of sales beginning next week.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The annual fundraiser gives troops the opportunity to sell boxes for their troop and develop life skills like goal-setting, decision-making, money management and business ethics.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
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Pittman’s father contacted the FBI Saturday and told the agency his son had confessed to setting the building on fire, says the complaint.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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The agency framed the waiver as a security measure rather than a consumer restriction.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 prompted unified Western sanctions, massive military aid, and rhetorical solidarity, but by late 2025, strategic divergences had widened amid battlefield stalemates, economic fatigue, and diplomatic initiatives.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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As an ex-Navy Seal, Kayce will use his military and cowboy skills to fight crime in Montana, according to the show’s description.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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The powder’s satin finish and weightless texture are thanks to jojoba oil, which also conditions brow hairs.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2026
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For years, women leaders have been conditioned to believe that competence is synonymous with a high threshold for strain.—
Ginger Gentile,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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For months afterward, kindness arrived in unexpected forms — neighbors bringing food, strangers offering furniture, friends calling daily.—
Jonathan Taplin,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
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Does their lack of kindness grant you permission to respond with equal insensitivity or even cruelty?—
Michael Isaacson,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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As a result, the rearrangement was largely considered impossible to use in modern asymmetric catalysis, despite its potential usefulness.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Their usefulness remains an open question At the back of a conference hall at the Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas, a humanoid robot twitched through a preprogrammed wave for a crowd of cell phone cameras—a classic scene of high spectacle and unclear utility at CES.—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Service.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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