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service

[sur-vis] / ˈsɜr vɪs /
NOUN
aid, help
Synonyms
STRONGEST
account assistance benefit business duty employment maintenance office supply use utility work
STRONG
advantage applicability appropriateness avail check courtesy dispensation employ favor fitness indulgence kindness labor ministration overhaul relevance serviceability servicing usefulness value
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hindrance hurt loss unemployment
STRONG
disadvantage disfavor inappropriateness
WEAK
damage disservice injury
NOUN
rite of a church
Synonyms
STRONGEST
function
STRONG
ceremonial ceremony formality liturgy observance ritual sermon worship
Antonyms
WEAK
damage disservice hurt injury
NOUN
time in military operation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
duty
STRONG
action combat fighting stint
WEAK
active duty
Antonyms
STRONG
peace surrender
WEAK
damage disservice hurt injury

Example Sentences

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Going, a competing flight-deals service formerly known as Scott’s Cheap Flights, sent 16 mistake-fare alerts last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Xbox says it is dropping the prices of its subscription service Game Pass, just six months after hiking them by more than 50%.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The project is expected to be completed and the reservoir returned to service this fall.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Leo began his visit on Tuesday urging Equatorial Guinea to place itself "in the service of law and justice" -- pointed remarks in an authoritarian country regularly accused of rights abuses.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

From the other side of the awning, framed by a service window, an Elder waved at him.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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