services 1 of 2

plural of service
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2
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

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of service

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Recent Examples of services
Noun
The entry of streaming services such as Amazon, Apple and Netflix have only increased the rights fees. Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 Israel's emergency services said the victim was taken to a hospital in moderate condition. ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Language added to the Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act this past session required counties to reimburse 25% of state funds used for AOT services within their jurisdictions. Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026 Now, network APIs can allow trusted services to use some of those signals during authentication. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 And those that don't consistently evaluate their own evolution — including better ways of working and better delivery of goods and services — get left behind. Billee Howard, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Communities like Crown Point, Cedar Lake, Lowell and the surrounding areas continue to grow, but access to affordable animal services has not necessarily grown along with them. Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 Homeless services providers working with the city on the program said part of the challenge has been getting a completely new program off the ground. Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for services
Noun
  • Under the order, Caruso is prohibited from performing any official duties, receiving pay, or accessing any privileges of the office.
    Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Eligible bookings may include privileges such as daily breakfast for two, hotel credits, room upgrades, early check-in and late checkout, subject to availability.
    Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Still, many local law enforcement agencies using Flock work with federal immigration authorities, including through federal 287(g) agreements.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Firms in the Program may receive threat information from other private entities and from federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies, and may propose operations to the NCC.
    Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The system conditions physicians to go above and beyond, to pre-round an hour before they're asked, to absorb expanding workloads without complaint, because that's what doctors do.
    Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • The discomfort stems not from graphic imagery, but from recognition — the realization that contemporary visual culture increasingly conditions audiences through loops of deferred resolution.
    Andrew S. Jacobson, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • His taconite mine in Virginia paused operations more than a year ago, which means unemployment benefits have run dry.
    Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Whether consumers ever see the benefits depends entirely on whether those companies actually adopt it.
    Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The departments alleged that the school district violated parental rights protected by FERPA.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • While discussing the city’s overall youth violence prevention strategy Tuesday night, council members Lisa Kaplan and Mai Vang both suggested reassessing oversight of the program to create more cohesion with other departments doing similar work.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Under Nevada law, someone who aids or abets a crime—or encourages, hires, commands, or otherwise induces another person to commit it—can be prosecuted as a principal.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 16 Aug. 2026
  • That’s according to Nithin Mummaneni, CEO of Infinity Loop, a negotiation intelligence platform that aids enterprises in negotiating better terms with the manufacturers that make their products.
    Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 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
Noun
  • Roughly 10 miles from downtown in North Austin’s Domain district, this four-acre western-style retro hotel is near tech offices and steps from a wide mix of dining, designer shopping, and Rock Rose, the area’s nightlife hub.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But state and county offices, courts and judiciary facilities and most public schools in Oahu, Maui and Kauai counties will reopen.
    Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Services.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/services. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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