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
Lam Research, whose equipment and services help make semiconductors, reported gains in profit and revenue for the summer that were slightly stronger than analysts expected, for example. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026 That research has mattered tremendously, helping lower barriers to care and dramatically reform the delivery of health care and other services to address substance use. — J. Travis Donahoe, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026 Of course, many fans already pay for cable or other services, lowering the additional cost come hoops season. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Personal assistants bring together information from users’ email, calendars and other apps, remember their preferences and act across those services. — Wen Shao, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 Ninety percent of that gain would be spent on healthcare services to fill a gap in Medi-Cal from losses in federal funding that the measure’s authors estimate would total $190 billion over the next 10 years. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 The report also highlights a study by RISE Research Institutes of Sweden on consumer preferences around repair services. — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Shares of oilfield services company SLB jumped more than 7%, while Halliburton 's stock added 6%. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 Dozens of British and Finnish government services were taken offline this week. — Kate Bartlett, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for services
  1. privileges
  2. agencies
  3. conditions
  4. benefits
  5. departments
  6. aids
  7. courtesies
  8. offices
Noun
  • Police emphasized that payment alone does not restore driving privileges; all applicable requirements must be completed and processed.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Advertisement The revolution still to come At the heart of the French Revolution of 1789 was the abolition of the privileges of the aristocracy and clergy.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of privileges
Noun
  • Florida Poly’s department also plans to work with other regional law enforcement agencies.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Kapszukiewicz thanked all community agencies that helped respond to the event, including those who assisted in evacuating residents and setting up shelters.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of agencies
Verb
  • Corporate culture often conditions executives to ignore their gut.
    — David Farbman, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 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
  • The result is a growing chasm between how the people building AI think about its benefits and how ordinary Americans think about its costs.
    — Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • After all, Kennedy said the benefits of a successful Anthropic listing could extend well into next year.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of benefits
Noun
  • Drones have already become useful tools for police departments.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Most business spending on AI is on OpenAI and Anthropic, according to data from corporate card issuer Ramp, though some corporate IT departments have integrated Google's Gemini models into their systems.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of departments
Verb
  • This process aids in the development of classic sparkling wine flavors such as shortbread, brioche, and crème fraiche as well as a smooth, creamy mouthfeel and a sense of opulence.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The waiver gives the studio permission to create a duplicate of an actor in costume, which aids in VFX work during postproduction.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 Oct. 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 president fielded questions from reporters for nearly 20 minutes after casting his own 2026 votes at the offices of the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Saturday afternoon.
    — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Just as in the previous 10 cycles, the current cycle combines economic concerns (including energy prices) and negative stories about incumbents in various offices.
    — Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of offices

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“Services.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/services. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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