services 1 of 2

noun

plural of service
1
as in privileges
an act of kind assistance performed many services for the charitable organization

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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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of service
as in conditions

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Recent Examples of services
Noun
Aviata at Bradenton Villas provides 24-hour, long-term care services for people with medical conditions, including Alzheimer’s and dementia, according to the facility’s website. — Ryan Ballogg july 27, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026 Matthew Ryan, head of market strategy at global financial services firm Ebury, said the durability of the new levies risks a more lasting structural pressure point for markets. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 27 July 2026 With a background in social work, her focus issues include improving mental health services in schools, crisis response teams and public safety officers. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026 That infrastructure has nothing to do with marketing but with the financial services, payments, banking, taxes, capital, and wealth-building. — Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 The remaining 96% take place through telephone and online services. — Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2026 Amazon has also bankrolled a Manhattan Beach production services company, Innovative Dream. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 This home’s location, which is near the Farmington line, means that services and businesses in the Farmington and Unionville areas, as well as those in Avon and Canton, are just minutes away. — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026 For example, prosecutors allege Hodges billed for housing for a client who was at an inpatient program and couldn’t receive any services at the time. — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 19 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for services
  1. privileges
  2. agencies
  3. conditions
  4. benefits
  5. departments
  6. aids
  7. courtesies
  8. offices
Noun
  • Quinn was first issued a license to practice medicine in 1986 and has admitting privileges at multiple Novant Health and Atrium Health locations, according to his medical board record.
    — Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • That claim is his alone so far — neither WWE nor Penta has commented — and his filming privileges are already gone.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of privileges
Noun
  • The entire industry has struggled to converge in the way credit-rating agencies generally do.
    — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Bigger picture But ultimately, many of these debris concerns could be mitigated with more responsible behaviors from space agencies and launch providers, Sorge said.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of agencies
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
Definition of conditions
Noun
  • To prevent speculation that drives up land price without actual construction, the zoning benefits would be granted only on submission of building-permit applications.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Communities that see tangible benefits from the installation phase are less likely to block it.
    — Nili Gilbert, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of benefits
Noun
  • As trial evidence accumulates, expect state health departments, Medicare wellness materials and Alzheimer’s advocacy groups to point more explicitly toward berries, tea and apples.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
  • Medicare continues to pay significantly more for identical outpatient services in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) than in independent physician offices or ambulatory surgery centers.
    — Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of departments
Verb
  • The product’s ceramide inclusion is also joined by skin care’s workhorse hyaluronic acid, antioxidant-rich vitamins C and E, plus sea buckthorn, which aids with brightening and thereby remedies dark spots.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
  • Lemon balm, which aids sleep by promoting relaxation and reducing anxiety.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Definition of aids
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
Definition of courtesies
Noun
  • In a county full of Republican voters, Democrats hold most partisan offices.
    — Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 21 July 2026
  • What’s more, companies that focus on AI are looking at relatively large offices.
    — Bloomberg News, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
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