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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
Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
The small airport services a handful of major airlines, including Alaska Airlines and American Airlines, which operate from major U.S. cities such as Chicago and Seattle.
—Carole Dixon, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2025
Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
But the indictment says Jones’ company provided no services.
—Miami Herald, 6 July 2025
Zee Krstic, goodhousekeeping.com, 11 May 2023
Some afternoons, the answer is no, which is just the reality for a small counter-service operation with a large menu apparently designed for almost every taqueria in the chain.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2023
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Noun
The Palisades fire, which occurred in territory serviced by the L.A. Department of Water and Power, isn’t covered by the state fund.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
The small airport services a handful of major airlines, including Alaska Airlines and American Airlines, which operate from major U.S. cities such as Chicago and Seattle.
—Carole Dixon, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2025
Adjective
Two months after that donation and the month after they were re-elected, Kelly, Woods and Shield voted to award a contract to Howard to provide legal services specifically for the board, even though the district already had its own attorney.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
But the indictment says Jones’ company provided no services.
—Miami Herald, 6 July 2025
Verb
The Spa at the Breakers in Palm Beach (pictured here) is just one service provider that includes pre-service consult to make guests facing physical limitations or special considerations feel incredibly welcome and at ease before stepping into their facilities.
—Zee Krstic, goodhousekeeping.com, 11 May 2023
Some afternoons, the answer is no, which is just the reality for a small counter-service operation with a large menu apparently designed for almost every taqueria in the chain.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for service
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Indeed, the designer’s intentions are based on high ideals — kindness, tolerance and humility among them — even if his methods can sometime shock.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
25 June 2025
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Coach Wall was a remarkable individual whose kindness and genuine spirit touched all who knew him.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Vaccine supporters worry that this panel could be dismissive of vaccines and discourage their use.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
25 June 2025
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Jackson’s independence from her liberal colleagues was on display in April, when the majority ruled that a challenge to President Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to remove Venezuelan migrants to a Salvadoran prison had been brought in the wrong court.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
25 June 2025
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The group’s 900-page policy agenda gained the most attention, proposing a policy blueprint for all major federal agencies that pushed controversial right-wing policies and sought to give the president more power by replacing career civil servants with presidential appointees.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The parent agency of ICE and the Border Patrol stands to gain $169 billion under the current bill, more than doubling the department's current budget of $68 billion.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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Hamas has urged Palestinians not to cooperate with the GHF. GHF, which is registered in Delaware, began distributing food in May to Palestinians, who say Israeli troops open fire almost every day toward crowds on roads heading to the distribution points, through Israeli military zones.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 July 2025
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Thursday’s mobilization of marines is part of the federal government’s push to focus the operations of law enforcement and military agencies on the Trump immigration agenda.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2025
Verb
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And her parents’ expression of love had always been conditioned on her achievements.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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In an industry where consumers are often conditioned to blame themselves when something doesn’t work, SharkNinja designs with a different assumption: The product should work intuitively, beautifully and effortlessly — every single time.—
Partner Content,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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Authorities on Thursday rolled back restrictions at nine California prisons where privileges had been suspended and inmate movements restricted because of a statewide surge in violence.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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And, while very few expect Wales to get out of the group, or perhaps even win a single point in the process of trying, the lack of pressure is viewed as a privilege in the camp.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Aplin tells New Scientist that the research points to the usefulness of future efforts to monitor electrostatic discharges from satellites.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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For the test voyage, Kaifu et al. selected the Ryukyus strait between Taiwan and Yonaguni Island, where there are no effective tailwinds, the Kuroshio current flows northward, and the target island is not visible for more than the first half of the voyage, limiting its usefulness for navigation.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2025
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On May 22, three soldiers who witnessed the Mount Suribachi flag-raising on the island of Iwo Jima were greeted by 1,000 schoolchildren.—
Patrick Sauer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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The goal is to slow Russia's advance and weaken their fighting power while sacrificing as few Ukrainian soldiers as possible.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Service.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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