services 1 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

services

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verb

present tense third-person singular of service

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of services
Verb
Turns out it’s finished ahead of schedule and already shipping the servers, which will support Apple Intelligence services on consumer devices like iPhones, according to a new Fox Business report. Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025 Booz Allen Hamilton A major federal contractor, Booz Allen Hamilton primarily provides technology and consulting services and takes in billions in annual revenue. Melanie Hicken, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025 People around the world collectively spend billions of dollars each year on products and services designed to extend their lives. Angela Haupt, Time, 23 Oct. 2025 Channels have been replaced by streaming services, each of which has its own menu screen with an individual visual language and interaction paradigm. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025 Delivery fees may be waived for members of services like Uber One and Target Circle 360. Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025 While some were able to reopen within days with minimal disruption to services or at a reduced capacity, full recovery for some pantries is still a long way off. La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025 And the California Collaborative for Immigrant Rights received a supplemental $1 million for legal services. Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025 At the end of June, the company had 849,643 active memberships, with its members spending, on average, $888 on monthly dues and additional services over a three-month period from April through June. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for services
Noun
  • Fans could lose their ticket privileges for all sporting events if they are caught throwing tortillas in the stands.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Pomerville said she’s fed up with people’s rights being stripped or treated as privileges.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • State agencies are responsible for operating these programs with support from the federal Department of Agriculture.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Congress failed to pass a budget or temporary funding measure before the federal fiscal year ended on October 1, forcing many federal agencies to cease all non-mandatory operations.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The nonprofit foundation, Spirit of Children, brings Halloween to kids in hospitals across the country and also raises funds for the facilities’ child life departments.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Chapter Two resets everything back to the start of the day to show more departments.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That includes the $15 billion Individuals with Disabilities Education Act program for students with disabilities and the $18 billion Title I program, which aids high-poverty schools.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
  • For now, researchers explain that the findings indicate that fiber not only aids digestion but can be a defender of metabolic health.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Here's what the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, which distributes SNAP benefits, told IndyStar about the impact on SNAP.
    Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The uncertainty has caused fear for the nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites who rely on FoodShare benefits.
    JR Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Under Article 7, Section 53 of the Arkansas Constitution, a person elected or appointed to one of 10 county offices, including justice of the peace, shall not during the term to which he or she has been elected, be appointed or elected to any civil office in this state.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And labor costs at hospitals and doctors offices are growing, says Matthew Rae, the associate director of the Program on the Healthcare Marketplace at KFF, a health care research organization.
    Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Leonora measures out her days in courtesies and slights, the former dominating the beginning of the book, the latter rapidly gaining ground.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • So, for the married couple, that amounts to three bureaus at $33 each for two borrowers costs $198.
    Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Freeze your credit and place a fraud alert with all three credit bureaus to warn companies about any new credit requests made in your name.
    Brian Sloan, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Services.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/services. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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