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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
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
To service it, the government alleged, Mizuhara himself became a criminal, taking control of one of Ohtani’s bank accounts and siphoning almost $17 million from the superstar.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
Medicaid cuts could exacerbate ‘extremely tight’ margins King said his hospital could be forced to cut some services if the cuts to Medicaid cause an increase in uncompensated care.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 21 Sep. 2025
True Tamplin, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Does your company take steps to anonymize user data when it is used for its own purposes, shared with service providers, or shared with non-service provider third parties?
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2023
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Noun
Indeed, calculations by Fortune showed tariff revenue (around $30 billion a month) won’t cover a fraction of the outgoing monthly payments to service the debt, let alone pay down the top-line figure.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
To service it, the government alleged, Mizuhara himself became a criminal, taking control of one of Ohtani’s bank accounts and siphoning almost $17 million from the superstar.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The country’s vast but unregulated private sector, while providing essential and crucial services, can be costly to access.
—CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
Medicaid cuts could exacerbate ‘extremely tight’ margins King said his hospital could be forced to cut some services if the cuts to Medicaid cause an increase in uncompensated care.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
Military service offers both personal growth and long-term career stability, allowing individuals to serve their country while preparing for a successful post-service career.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Does your company take steps to anonymize user data when it is used for its own purposes, shared with service providers, or shared with non-service provider third parties?
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for service
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Friedman will never forget the kindness Blake and Bubba showed to her and The Dude that evening.—
Autumn Barnes,
NPR,
23 Sep. 2025
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With Sparkle for a Cause, Alexis turns fitness into a festival of kindness, proving that squats and planks can lift more than muscles.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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With a thoughtful use of color, Wezel constructs a visual world that feels both alienating and intensely sensorial, like a vivid dream uncomfortably close to reality.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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The use of nuclear power in space has been mixed.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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His neighbors listen in appreciation to the minute-long tune that was composed during the Civil War to signal lights out for troops.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
23 Sep. 2025
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Only by throwing thousands upon thousands of troops at Ukrainian targets can Russia advance through a few of these regions.—
ANDRIY ZAGORODNYUK,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Sep. 2025
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Fred Johnson had reliably served as the team’s swing tackle in 2024 before pursuing a starting role with the Jacksonville Jaguars in free agency.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Patients with mental health conditions have also been regularly denied emergency care, according to federal agencies.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There were also drone sightings at the air stations and soldier barracks throughout Denmark, where there are fighter jets and military transport aircraft.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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But in the summer of 2023, when Fedorov first suggested his system of gamification, top military brass rejected the concept.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For instance, United Airlines signed a three-year, $363,000 deal with BSP in March, conditioned on the university’s athletic department continuing its charter agreement with the airline company.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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We have been conditioned to believe that the job title and the full-time person are one and the same.—
Pranav Dalal,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Prized privilege The short of it is that government has no business trying to regulate speech about itself — and that includes lawsuits by public officials who dislike what the news media says about them.—
Stephen L. Carter,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Asking to be paid for the privilege of representing your country is just antithetical to the honor of it.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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But as with any AI, the usefulness, accuracy, or clarity of those responses can vary widely.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Sep. 2025
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Beyond a glassy, bubbly new design, the update’s flashiest new features also include new Apple Intelligence AI integration that varies in usefulness, from fluffy new Genmoji abilities to a nifty live translation feature for Phones, Messages, and FaceTime.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Service.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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