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as in instrumentality
something used to achieve an end
I don't care by what ministry it's accomplished, so long as it's done
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2
as in clergy
the group ordained to perform clerical functions in the Christian church
the ranks of the ministry have dwindled considerably in recent years
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Recent Examples of ministry
The foreign ministries of Russia and Ukraine did not respond when contacted by CNBC for comment.
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Sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
Much has been written and said, of late, about the Catholic Church’s ministry to the newly arrived in the United States.
—William McCarthy, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2025
Driving the news: China's government would impose 15% tariffs on U.S. coal and LNG starting this coming Monday, per a finance ministry statement.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
Determined to prove his worth, Corey packs up his dreams and heads to middle-of-nowhere Lubbock, Texas, with lofty ambitions to build his own ministry from the ground up.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
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Sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
Much has been written and said, of late, about the Catholic Church’s ministry to the newly arrived in the United States.
—William McCarthy, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2025
Driving the news: China's government would impose 15% tariffs on U.S. coal and LNG starting this coming Monday, per a finance ministry statement.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
Determined to prove his worth, Corey packs up his dreams and heads to middle-of-nowhere Lubbock, Texas, with lofty ambitions to build his own ministry from the ground up.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ministry
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Amtrak is also not considered a department, agency or instrumentality of the United States Government and its overseeing regulatory body, the OIG, remains open during shutdowns as well.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
20 Dec. 2024
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But the instrumentality of so many of his characters seems to have reached a nadir in The City and Its Uncertain Walls.—
Bailey Trela,
Vulture,
19 Nov. 2024
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The allegations have caused outrage among survivors of clergy abuse, who feel betrayed by the Saints' involvement in the scandal.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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That litigation, filed in 2020, involves more than 600 people who say they were abused by clergy.—
Brett Martel,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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That church was opened around 1871 so could give some sort of idea around when it was built.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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The Coptic are one of the original Christian Orthodox churches.—
Lauren Green,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
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The need to capture not only each singer and instrument but all of the crowd noise meant Maitland often had 40 tracks recording at once, all of them using microphones that were period correct to replicate how the performances would have sounded in the early 1960s.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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The agency operates a fleet of 18 satellites that are packed with instruments dedicated to observing weather phenomena essential to predicting the weather, from how hot the land surface is to the water content of the atmosphere.—
Christine Wiedinmyer,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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Nearly as hard as diamond and with a high energy density, tungsten is critical in the manufacture of weapons such as armor-piercing rounds, as well as having a range of civilian applications, from light bulbs to electric vehicle batteries.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Broken down vehicle on northbound I-40/US-71 in Grandview There is a broken down vehicle on I-40/US-71 between 140th Street and Main Street.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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The relationship between the Cubs and the Japanese player came into focus during Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings, where Wasserman agent Joel Wolfe told reporters that the club had broached the subject of Suzuki potentially waiving his no-trade clause.—
Patrick Mooney,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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One is focused on the agent, while the other stares at the man being scanned.—
Vicky Hallett,
NPR,
15 Feb. 2025
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But Republicans have criticized the agency as being unaccountable and exceeding its legal authority.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Jeep reportedly eschewed major creative agencies, with the folks behind its parent company Stellantis producing the spot all on their own.—
Rob LeDonne,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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Endometriosis occurs when tissue similar to the uterine lining grows outside the uterus, potentially affecting various organs, including the bladder and bowel.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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No fall broke her hip and spirit, no disease ravaged her organs, no fog stole her reasoning.—
Dan Pompei,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Ministry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministry. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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