1
as in instrumentalities
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 clergies
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 ministries
As party chief, Lam has led Vietnam’s biggest bureaucratic overhaul since the 1980s, cutting jobs, merging ministries, redrawing provincial boundaries and advancing major infrastructure projects.
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ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Made up of diplomats and policy experts, the bureau developed close ties with embassies, foreign energy ministries, and private sector energy companies.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
From Uganda to Lesotho, from Cote d'Ivoire to Malawi, Chouraya supervises programs that include HIV treatment as well as technical assistance to ministries of health.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
While navigating financial uncertainty, what the new Wheatland Salem Church does have is multiple ministries that serve immigrant and refugee communities in the Naperville area, Henry said.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Dar’s trip to China on Tuesday was at Wang’s invitation, according to statements from both foreign ministries.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Participants in Paris Club meetings are representatives from creditor countries’ finance ministries and their countries’ Export Credit Agencies, to whom most of the debt is often owed.
—Sven Van Mourik, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
Newsweek has contacted the White House and the Israeli and Iranian foreign ministries for comment.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The ministry’s budget has swollen to $45 billion, forcing cuts in other government ministries.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Made up of diplomats and policy experts, the bureau developed close ties with embassies, foreign energy ministries, and private sector energy companies.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
From Uganda to Lesotho, from Cote d'Ivoire to Malawi, Chouraya supervises programs that include HIV treatment as well as technical assistance to ministries of health.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
While navigating financial uncertainty, what the new Wheatland Salem Church does have is multiple ministries that serve immigrant and refugee communities in the Naperville area, Henry said.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Dar’s trip to China on Tuesday was at Wang’s invitation, according to statements from both foreign ministries.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Participants in Paris Club meetings are representatives from creditor countries’ finance ministries and their countries’ Export Credit Agencies, to whom most of the debt is often owed.
—Sven Van Mourik, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
Newsweek has contacted the White House and the Israeli and Iranian foreign ministries for comment.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The ministry’s budget has swollen to $45 billion, forcing cuts in other government ministries.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ministries
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Stricter rules were imposed on documentation required for sponsors, border agents started pressuring unaccompanied children to self-deport before transferring them to shelters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement started arresting some sponsors in the middle of the release process.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Following the deadly shooting of two Americans by immigration agents in Minneapolis earlier this year, congressional Democrats have opposed funding ICE and CBP without policy changes, but the two parties have been unable to reach an agreement on reforms.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Along with their official duties, Rockingham said the group also had time to visit some of Rome’s significant sites, from a number of famous old churches to some of the remnants of ancient Rome, like the Colosseum.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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For these folks, churches are superfluous — at best.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2026
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Watches are time-telling instruments, but more important, storytelling instruments.—
Adam Erace,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The mission will carry a suite of instruments, the Lunar Vulkan Imaging and Spectroscopy Explorer (Lunar-VISE).—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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The group also agreed to forfeit more than $300,000 in cash and two vehicles.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The vehicles had flown together only once before, on the 2022 Artemis 1 mission, but without humans aboard.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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McLeod also emphasized the urgency of incorporating and said that many people get the wrong message about what becoming a city means.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Luna himself has acknowledged never finding any, and department policy has always provided for the means to discipline and terminate any employee who engages in behavior that harms the public, fellow employees, or is otherwise prohibited by law.—
Opinion Staff,
Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Mecklenburg currently has two community resource centers in west and east Charlotte, offering one-stop access to county agencies and community groups that help address housing, food insecurity, health and more.—
Mary Ramsey
April 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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As far as peptides go, Koniver seemed to support America’s public-health agencies coming under new management.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Kratom has also been found to contain high levels of lead, which can damage the brain and other organs.—
Andrew Kolodny,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Some say they are reincarnated Grammy-winning studio musicians, some say their internal organs still lay in clay pots back in Egypt.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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California's Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot said the state identified factors behind price spikes, but stopped short of blaming oil companies for price gouging.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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If an item is resistant to certain factors, it will be listed in the product description.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Ministries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministries. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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