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Definition of servicesnext
plural of service
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as in agencies
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the OSS, the nation's wartime intelligence service

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services

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verb

present tense third-person singular of service

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Recent Examples of services
Noun
King will also be responsible for enforcing the city’s contracts with Nebius, a Dutch artificial intelligence services company set to break ground later this year on a $150 billion AI data center in eastern Independence. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026 Carbyne, an Israeli tech startup for which Barak was a lead investor and board chairman, wanted to provide security services and anti-drone technology when Qatar hosted the soccer World Cup in 2022. Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026 And over the longer term, WellSpace plans to add other medical and dental services at the site, at the corner of Stockton Boulevard and Riza Avenue in Sacramento’s Little Saigon District. Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026 Anything stand out about other services and features? Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026 Over a decades-long career, Collins played a key role in reshaping cable from a television delivery system into infrastructure capable of supporting broadband and digital services. Kennedy French, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026 There is a priority placed on prevention and providing services to children and families within the home environment. Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026 School officials said additional counseling services were available for students and families at a local library. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for services
Noun
  • The result is that attackers already had the pairing privileges required to gain administrative control with no credentials required.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Blanche said the remaining records name women who accused Epstein of abuse, could hurt potential prosecutions or are protected under legal privileges.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Mecklenburg currently has two community resource centers in west and east Charlotte, offering one-stop access to county agencies and community groups that help address housing, food insecurity, health and more.
    Mary Ramsey April 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
  • As far as peptides go, Koniver seemed to support America’s public-health agencies coming under new management.
    Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Around the moon’s south pole, where Artemis astronauts will be headed, conditions the new suit must withstand could be even more extreme.
    K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The powder’s satin finish and weightless texture are thanks to jojoba oil, which also conditions brow hairs.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • This story is republished via CT Community News, a service of the Connecticut Student Journalism Collaborative, an organization sponsored by journalism departments at college and university campuses across the state.
    Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
  • On March 24, the Board of Supervisors, led by Supervisor Margaret Abe Koga with support and input from our county’s labor unions, ordered a comprehensive study on AI use across county departments, to set guidelines so future technology solutions improve jobs instead of replacing them.
    Maria Noel Fernandez, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This element aids the MEU with support such as medical and dental assistance, motor transport, supply, equipment maintenance and landings.
    George Petras, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Sleep aids all work to help relax your body and improve your sleep in different ways.
    Kirstyn Hill, Health, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Far from being a sign of dotage, scientists concurred, music practice in old age confers all kinds of cognitive benefits.
    Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Besides the obvious, the positive benefits from space programs are extensive, including medical and technological breakthroughs that affect our daily lives in countless positive ways.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies.
    Diana Olick, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Weeks earlier, during an interview at SpaceX’s offices in Hawthorne, California, Musk told McNeill that the electric vehicle maker was struggling to hit its quarterly numbers.
    Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Small courtesies keep big efforts moving forward.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • With both courtesies and catastrophes refusing to conform, the canton’s school board, publishers, and clergy were forced to produce multiple editions of primers, textbooks, and catechisms; sometimes five parallel print runs were needed for a population the size of a town.
    Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025

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