as in ministering (to)
to attend to the needs and comforts of
volunteers administering to the terminally ill at a hospice
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Eugenio Leiva sat alone at a table by the bar, nursing a whiskey.—
Natalia Favre,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026 -
Indians pitcher Katelynn Mathews, who is nursing an injured right ankle, entered the game in the second inning and earned the win to improve to 9-0.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
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Travelers have come to Kalopanayiotis for centuries for the healing powers of its sulfur springs.—
Selina Denman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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In practice, the Bath team verified healing even at ~20 °C (and plans to test at 5 °C).—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Magen David Adom rescue teams in Haifa said their paramedics were treating four people for mild injuries and the organization's footage from the scene showed smoke and fire in a residential area.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2026
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Later Wednesday, the SLS upper stage sent Integrity into a high Earth orbit ranging as far as 46,000 miles away, treating the crew to the sight of a lunar eclipse along the way.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Administering (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administering%20%28to%29. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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