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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
Iran’s defense and foreign ministries declined to comment for this article, as did the public relations office of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, an elite force that oversees Iran’s ballistic missile program.
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Reuters, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
For Catholics, the pope is St. Peter’s successor, carrying out a ministry given by Christ himself.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
France’s culture ministry announced the appointment last week.
—Laura Cappelle, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
The 37-year-old suspect is from Algeria, the interior ministry said.
—Pierre Bairin, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
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Reuters, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
For Catholics, the pope is St. Peter’s successor, carrying out a ministry given by Christ himself.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
France’s culture ministry announced the appointment last week.
—Laura Cappelle, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
The 37-year-old suspect is from Algeria, the interior ministry said.
—Pierre Bairin, CNN, 22 Feb. 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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Many end up in caring professions like nurses, therapists, or members of the clergy.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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New churches build their own capacity, gain independence and then send off clergy and members to start more churches.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
18 Feb. 2025
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Thunders and Nolan died less than a year apart in 1991 and 1992, and Kane was long retired from music and working at the Mormon church’s Family History Center in Los Angeles.—
Daniel Kreps, Andy Greene
March 1,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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His father and their churches could not immediately be reached for comment.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Each satellite carries a camera, which acts like a synchronized, single, virtual instrument with a largely uninterrupted view of the sun.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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On-chain assets are, ultimately, financial instruments and the ecosystem is long overdue for crypto-specific audit and attestation standards.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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The company encountered issues with both of the vehicle's elements — its Super Heavy booster and Ship upper stage — and called the launch off after holding the countdown clock at T-40 seconds.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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The launch comes about six weeks after an explosive mishap during the vehicle’s seventh test flight.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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Caro Quintero was released when a court overturned his 40-year sentence for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of DEA agent Camarena.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The former leader of a Mexican cartel, thought responsible for the 1985 death of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent in the 1980s, was among 29 defendants extradited to the United States Thursday.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The late Fleetwood Mac keyboardist and vocalist — who died in November 2022 at age 79 — purchased the home in the Belgravia neighborhood of London in 2015, according to a press release from the listing agency, Beauchamp Estates.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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This week’s back-to-back moon landings are part of NASA’s commercial lunar delivery program meant to get the space agency’s experiments to the gray, dusty surface and jump-start business.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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During cardiogenic shock, the heart stops pumping adequate blood supply to the organs.—
Rick Jervis,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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But without any special tweaks to those organs, the human body will immediately attack them.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Ministry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministry. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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