ministers (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of minister (to)
as in administers (to)
to attend to the needs and comforts of volunteered to help minister to the sick at the local hospice

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  1. nurses
  2. mothers
  3. treats
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  • At the family estate, Sybylla, who nurses inchoate hopes of becoming a writer, is to be remade into a suitable wife.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Ultimately, Etna’s closest bond is with the itinerant medic Hong who nurses his emaciated, shrapnel-scarred body.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of nurses
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  • Saturday Night Live host Matt Damon was cast as the adoring husband in Mom, an entirely inoffensive movie where nothing bad happens—something that mothers everywhere will enjoy.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2026
  • Some parents − overwhelmingly mothers − are stepping back from full-time work or leaving the workforce altogether to accommodate the needs of their family.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of mothers
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  • The company treats monitoring as one layer of its broader safety strategy.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Bhaghani says coach Bob Chesney urges his team to focus on small details and treats everyone equally.
    — Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of treats
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