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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
Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
After two votes rejecting a contract in December, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board is bringing back a controversial custodial company to restore cleaning services to Northwest schools.
—Bri Hatch, Chalkbeat, 30 Jan. 2026
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
His effort to build a network of local city halls that would act as multi-service centers, for example, was seen by neighborhood representatives as competition with their own authority—and was dutifully shot down by the City Council.
—Daniel Wortel-London, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Jason Ma, Fortune, 18 Jan. 2026
Ali dedicated himself to service and promoted peace as a global Goodwill Ambassador, helping secure the release of 15 American hostages in Iraq in 1990.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Some legal experts suggest Lemon’s defense based on the 1st Amendment could depend, in part, on whether the church’s Sunday service was open to the public.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
After two votes rejecting a contract in December, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board is bringing back a controversial custodial company to restore cleaning services to Northwest schools.
—Bri Hatch, Chalkbeat, 30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Over the past few years, China has conducted numerous exercises aimed at demonstrating its ability to operate around the island, including large-scale multi-service war games that involve land, air, naval, and rocket forces.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
His effort to build a network of local city halls that would act as multi-service centers, for example, was seen by neighborhood representatives as competition with their own authority—and was dutifully shot down by the City Council.
—Daniel Wortel-London, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
In June, Russian banks raised red flags on a potential debt crisis as high interest rates weigh on borrowers’ ability to service loans.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 18 Jan. 2026
Ali dedicated himself to service and promoted peace as a global Goodwill Ambassador, helping secure the release of 15 American hostages in Iraq in 1990.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for service
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The Italians fought and lost to Robert Moses’s wrecking whims; Puerto Ricans who could fled to Jersey for the privilege of a backyard.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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My Soviet jailers gave me the privilege of reading the latest copy of Pravda.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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The reason this is especially tough to consider is that AI has a dual-use effect.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Human trials are expected next as the technology moves closer to real-world use.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The Kremlin insisted that to reach a peace deal, Kyiv must withdraw its troops from the areas in the east that Russia illegally annexed but never fully captured.—
KAMILA HRABCHUK,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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His emergency order allows for 500 Georgia National Guard troops to be deployed as needed.—
Anusha Mathur,
NPR,
24 Jan. 2026
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It is made available to other agencies as needed about 200 days out of the year, usually for a fee to cover the cost of operations.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The company also said that forecasts generated by its tools could be created independently, allowing government agencies and companies to control their own information.—
Joe Wertz,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Howard, who had served as a second lieutenant with the Ninety‑Second Division, 366th Infantry in France during World War I, accused President Truman of using the Cold War to justify a sweeping peacetime expansion of America’s global military footprint.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Aviation officials made strides to change military helicopter flight path rules around Washington, DC, and later promised a new air traffic control system would be implemented during the current presidential administration to support aviation safety.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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His private character came under fire at key moments in his nation’s early history, conditioning his attitude toward political enemies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The office said Israel had conditioned a full reopening on the return of all living hostages and a full effort by Hamas to locate and return all deceased hostages.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
26 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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Claude can generate research summaries in minutes, McCrory said to Axios, but the usefulness of that output depends heavily on the user’s expertise.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Acceptance may come down to usefulness.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Service.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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