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
But for the users of AI models and services, it's created complexity and chaos as CEOs and IT managers spend an outsized amount of time and resources comparing costs and capabilities to avoid getting left behind. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026 Funds raised will directly support the YWCA’s ongoing programs, emergency response capacity and year‑round services, the release said. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 That runs contrary to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board’s (GASB) view that government’s purpose is to provide services and account for public resources, not generate profit. — Sheila Weinberg, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2026 She was eventually taken into the custody of child protective services in Texas. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 The company provides services for a number of large organizations, including Hertz, Target, FedEx and the United States Coast Guard, according to its website. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 After serving communities north of the Missouri River for more than three decades, a longtime senior services organization is shutting down. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2026 At the same time, a crisis in family-care services has forced many women to pull back from their careers. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026 The taxpayer was an individual, but the logic of the case applies equally to corporations (such as loan-out corporations) that render services wholly outside of California, even if paid by a California company. — Schuyler Moore, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for services
  1. privileges
  2. agencies
  3. conditions
  4. benefits
  5. departments
  6. aids
  7. courtesies
  8. offices
Noun
  • Agents upgraded their own privileges within third-party software hosted by OpenAI and attacked OpenAI internal networks more than once, according to the company's technical report on the Hugging Face incident.
    — Shaun Raviv, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The school abstained from a vote on stricter penalties, which would include suspending the head coach for half the season, fines and the loss of voting privileges on conference matters.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of privileges
Noun
  • Some European law enforcement agencies chasing leads spurred by information in the Epstein files say the Justice Department has not responded to their requests.
    — Maegan Vazquez, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Trump cut back the office, along with other national security agencies, as part of his larger government reductions.
    — Greg Myre, NPR, 9 Sep. 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
  • Tavares, 11 days shy of his 36th birthday, hopes to reap some benefits from the living arrangement, too.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier this summer, one CEO talked about implementing a new T&E system that deprived employees of the right to get personal loyalty benefits from travel.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of benefits
Noun
  • In Thurman’s case, despite clear signs of an ectopic pregnancy, two emergency departments sent her home without resolving the complication.
    — Andrea Suozzo, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors amended its current budget to add nearly $3 million to the District Attorney’s Office, and also to give some money back to several other services in other departments.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of departments
Verb
  • Under Nevada law, a person who aids or abets a murder can be held criminally responsible for the killing.
    — Chloe Melas, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Martin plays the ex-DEA agent, with Fee on as troubled war photographer who aids him on his quest.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 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
  • The following state, federal and local government offices' schedules may be affected by the Labor Day holiday on Monday.
    — The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Green announced that state and county offices in Kauai, including public schools, would be closed until Tuesday due to concerns about Lowell.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of offices

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“Services.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/services. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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