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as in kindness
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
Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Nevertheless, there’s a constant sense that no one ever forgets the differences in class at play here, even amongst the working-class people who live in the town year-round and service the wealthy.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
In 2024, the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 821 attempts to censor library materials and services.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Officials stressed that multi-service organizations are better equipped to survive than small, narrowly focused agencies.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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Noun
In addition to plans for fuel depots in orbit, which SpaceX hopes to use to service missions with the Starship and Superheavy, OOR is also being investigated for the sake of satellite refueling.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Nevertheless, there’s a constant sense that no one ever forgets the differences in class at play here, even amongst the working-class people who live in the town year-round and service the wealthy.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Smith Springs closed after service on June 8.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
In 2024, the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 821 attempts to censor library materials and services.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
Specifically, the company is bringing together two often separated ecosystems into one seamless workflow, welding the gap between prior authorizations and post-service claims and coding validation.
—Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Officials stressed that multi-service organizations are better equipped to survive than small, narrowly focused agencies.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for service
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But thanks to a free tool called Love Lost and the kindness of a good neighbor, Louie is back home safe and sound.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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For her kindness and friendship, for her humour and irrepressible enthusiasm, for her curiosity, for her courage, and for her profound love of animals.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Oct. 2025
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As their name suggests, these earbuds are best suited for use with Google’s Pixel phones, and support for iOS is limited.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, during World War II was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe and led the troops who delivered the continent from fascism.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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On Monday Illinois filed a lawsuit trying to stop the administration deploying National Guard troops to Chicago.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Gaza is decimated In Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry says more than 66,000 people have been killed − about half of them women and children − and humanitarian agencies now warn of famine.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Jays in recent years missed out on several big names in free agency — Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto and Roki Sasaki.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Leadership in batteries, robotics and automation brings economies of scale and deep R&D pipelines that can be redirected toward military use.—
Rebecca A. Fannin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The pavilion’s interior was reminiscent of a military entertainment bar, with a dim red light, two screens placed on opposite walls, and a couple of microphones standing in the middle.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Leave it in for at least half an hour or overnight, shampooing it out and conditioning afterward.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
7 Oct. 2025
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This step is important to remove all gunk and stuck-on food before moving on to conditioning and shining the surface, according to Stein.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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Pike settled her lawsuit in 2024 and gained more privileges, ending her de facto solitary confinement.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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If the past offers any guide, however, Havana will instead continue to rely on its formidable security apparatus to repress is citizens, while privatizing in ways that do not threaten the power and privileges of the elite.—
Joseph J. Gonzalez,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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According to Havel, this usefulness is so successful, so total, that the story, the history, ceases to exist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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Innovation and usefulness shouldn't supersede humanity In the film, Dillinger refers to Ares as Master Control.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Service.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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