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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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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 South Sudan foreign ministry is criticizing the revocation of U.S. visas for all its nationals, calling it unfair and saying it was based on an incident that didn't involve one of its citizens but another African national.
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CBS News, 7 Apr. 2025
The head of the statistics team at Gaza’s health ministry, Zaher Al Wahidi, told Sky News that names submitted via the form had been removed as a precautionary measure pending a judicial investigation into each one.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The German foreign ministry also updated its travel advice website for travel to the U.S., emphasizing that neither approval through the U.S. ESTA system nor a U.S. visa entitles entry for German citizens, the outlet said.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 4 Apr. 2025
The war has killed more than 50,000 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7, 2023, according to the territory’s health ministry.
—Lauren Izso, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
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CBS News, 7 Apr. 2025
The head of the statistics team at Gaza’s health ministry, Zaher Al Wahidi, told Sky News that names submitted via the form had been removed as a precautionary measure pending a judicial investigation into each one.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The German foreign ministry also updated its travel advice website for travel to the U.S., emphasizing that neither approval through the U.S. ESTA system nor a U.S. visa entitles entry for German citizens, the outlet said.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 4 Apr. 2025
The war has killed more than 50,000 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7, 2023, according to the territory’s health ministry.
—Lauren Izso, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 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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McCall said members of the clergy would begin to patrol the Stillwell station.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Survivors who were abused by people in positions of authority such as clergy, educators and law enforcement — including correctional officers — may be even more reluctant to share their stories.—
Amanda Hernandez,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Mar. 2025
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Community Relations Service employees have quietly intervened with church leaders, community leaders, relatives of victims of violence and city administrators to ward off unrest, lawsuits or boycotts.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article Just in the first few months of 2025, Robert Boo’s Pride Center discovered four people in Broward County who had HIV through its free testing at churches, festivals, pharmacies and nightclubs.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
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The instrument, now in its fourth year of surveying the sky, can observe light from 5,000 galaxies at the same time.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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Webb’s powerful instruments calculated the asteroid at about 200 feet, or roughly the height of a 15-story building.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Investigators suspect that Martinez may have been struck by a vehicle, the release said.—
Remington Miller,
Arkansas Online,
8 Apr. 2025
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Many analysts said Tesla could withstand those tariffs better than competitors because its vehicles sold in the U.S. are assembled domestically.—
Lora Kolodny,Ari Levy,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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Despite still not having an agent, Marshall had her managers secure her a script and even cut the reel for her self-tape herself.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Apr. 2025
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The defense pointed to several potential suspects at the home at the time, including Albert, his nephew and their friend, an agent for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives who had been exchanging flirty text messages with Read.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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That’s actually aligned with this notion that only one side has agency.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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Munn and Mulaney found their surrogate through an agency.—
Danielle Pergament,
SELF,
10 Apr. 2025
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Similar to hypothermia in humans, cold stress can lead to skin decay, infection and even organ failure in manatees.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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But melanoma cells in the blood or other organs experience stress from higher levels of reactive oxygen molecule levels.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Ministry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministry. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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