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noun

ˈsər-vəs How to pronounce service (audio)
Definition of servicenext
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as in privilege
an act of kind assistance performed many services for the charitable organization

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as in use
the capacity for being useful for some purpose that broom is worn out beyond all service

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as in troops
the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation at the time the country had about a million men and women in the service

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as in agency
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the OSS, the nation's wartime intelligence service

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service

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adjective

as in military
of or relating to the armed services spent his time in the army as a correspondent for service newspapers

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service

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verb

as in to condition

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Recent Examples of service
Noun
The heart pumps resources, money, services, attention, out to every neighborhood. — Lisa Nee, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 That was the result of better efficiency for Disney’s skip-the-line service and more proactive ride maintenance, according to a Disney spokesperson. — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Adjective
Head to the former gas station that is Joe’s or the counter-service joint Slap’s. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026 The counter-service operation blends methods from across the Carolinas. — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
Data centers are doing billions of transactions and computations across the country to service tens of millions of users every minute. — Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 24 July 2026 Several of these airlines service the San Francisco Bay Area, such as with the Emirates Airbus A380 and Qantas Boeing 787-9. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for service
Recent Examples of Synonyms for service
  1. privilege
  2. use
  3. troops
  4. agency
  5. military
  6. condition
  7. kindness
  8. usefulness
Noun
  • Being a shareholder is a set of rights and privileges related to a corporation, not direct ownership of the business assets.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Not the clotheslining and rage-tweeting-about-White-privilege-from-the-locker-room kind.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of privilege
Noun
  • But after the single-component shots came into use, infections there began to rise.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The former home of Belden had a commercial use in recent years and idled for six years before being acquired by his group.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of use
Noun
  • North Korea has expanded cooperation with Russia in recent years by supplying troops and ammunition to support its war against Ukraine in return for economic and military assistance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The participating troops hailed from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Cavalry Division, which typically operates armored vehicles, like M1A2 tanks and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of troops
Noun
  • But the agency’s independent vaccine advisers unanimously voted in June that the new vaccine’s benefits outweigh its risks.
    — Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Bill Flood, a spokesman for DEEP, said the agency decided to commission a new population survey to help inform its ongoing conservation efforts and its work to mitigate conflicts between people and bears.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of agency
Adjective
  • The system, developed to protect airbases and other military facilities, cannot currently detect or jam some frequencies used by newer Chinese drones and has limited protection against emerging threats.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
  • An Iranian military official said that Qatar has been delaying a probe into the fate of three pilots, whom Iran says have been held there for months, according to state media.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of military
Verb
  • Now sensing an opening, Lowe has sought to form an alliance with Farage, conditioned on Farage accepting some of Restore’s more extreme policies.
    — Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Boron nitride gives the formula its silky slip and creates a blurring effect, while avocado oil adds conditioning moisture so a matte doesn’t look like skin is parched.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of condition
Noun
  • The bride notes she was also taken in by the team’s kindness and talent.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The moment taught Ridinger that a simple act of kindness can have a lasting impact.
    — Travis Cronin, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of kindness
Noun
  • Picky Miss Manners is not quite happy that any submitted so far would pass her test for usefulness.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Today’s class of Arab comics agrees that this mode of comedy, while necessary at the time, has outlived its usefulness.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
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“Service.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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