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as in privilege
an act of kind assistance
performed many services for the charitable organization
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2
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
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
This has distorted access not only to concert tickets but also to everyday services such as train ticket reservations.
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Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
Cardamom, the museum’s in-house restaurant operated by DDP Restaurant Group, will shift to a counter-service model this week, with customers ordering via their phones rather than through servers.
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Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
13 Apr. 2026
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
22 June 2026
Word spread around that the regime was looking into ways to service the debts of businesses willing to partner with American companies in Venezuela.
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Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
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Noun
The two sides still have to finalize agreements spelling out the services that will be provided at each venue by July 2027.
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David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
This has distorted access not only to concert tickets but also to everyday services such as train ticket reservations.
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Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
Adjective
The counter-service operation blends methods from across the Carolinas.
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Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
Cardamom, the museum’s in-house restaurant operated by DDP Restaurant Group, will shift to a counter-service model this week, with customers ordering via their phones rather than through servers.
—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
Think450 was formed in 2017 to service NBA players’ group licensing and marketing rights.
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Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
22 June 2026
Word spread around that the regime was looking into ways to service the debts of businesses willing to partner with American companies in Venezuela.
—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for service
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Fernández emphasized the gravity of the situation, noting that obtaining a license is a privilege that requires knowledge of traffic laws.
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With data often scattered in different silos throughout an organization, and with all that data governed by different access privileges and by varying privacy and security considerations, things can get complicate fast.
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That includes those already receiving coverage of a GLP-1 from their Part D plan for a use already covered by Medicare, such as Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease risk reduction or sleep apnea.
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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.
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And in Lebanon, Israeli forces attacked a southern town, after Israel agreed to withdraw some troops from the area.
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The area is outside the security zone shown on a map published by Israel of the territory its troops will continue to control.
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Bonta, alongside a multi-state coalition of attorneys general, filed another lawsuit against the agency in response.
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Neither agency responded immediately to USA TODAY's request for comment.
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Each incident remains under separate investigation by federal or military authorities, officials have said.
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Trump reiterated that military action remains on the table if Iran does not comply with their agreement.
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Evolutionary pressures have conditioned us to prefer physically healthy mates who are more likely to produce healthy offspring and to be able to help raise them.
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We have been conditioned for this without noticing.
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So to find herself so far from Alicent’s kindness and affirmation is really stark.
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The whole group went to the Haiti-Morocco game this weekend, closing a loop of kindness that extended beyond Thompson’s original gesture.
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Each piece of vintage clothing carries some mix of memory, usefulness and resale value, and telling those apart is the hard part.
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The dataset is a byproduct of usefulness.
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“Service.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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