- present participle of serve.
serving
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the act of a person or thing that serves.
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a single portion of food or drink; helping.
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Electricity. a layer of material, as jute yarn or tape, that is applied to the core or the exterior of a lead-covered cable and acts as a protective covering.
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Vocabulary lists containing serving
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Warjiyo had led the central bank since 2018 and was serving a second term, set to expire in 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
In 2018, Lula was sentenced to 12 years in prison over a massive corruption and bribery scandal, but was released after serving a little over 18 months.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Wind & Sea soon became an Orange County staple, serving seafood and its self-proclaimed “best mai tai in the world” on Dana Point Harbor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
In 1978 she replaced her late husband Hubert, who represented Minnesota in the Senate after serving as Lyndon Johnson’s vice president.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Photographic blowups of Fischer and Spassky adorned the windows of almost every shop, with black-and-white checkered displays serving as backdrops for huge papier-mâché chess pieces.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Participants who drank 1.5 or more servings of fruit juice per day had a 35% higher risk of developing high blood pressure than those who consumed less than one serving per week.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
According to the research firm Circana, frozen-yogurt servings sold in the U.S. between March 2025 and March 2026 rose by 26% compared with the previous year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Of course, if you have multiple bananas that need to be eaten ASAP, you can make multiple servings for the week and store them in the fridge.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
“Selling more portions, more cups, more servings every day…will solve most of our issues from the past,” Navratil tells Barron’s.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
The tension dispelled as the two couples took small, pensive bites of their different servings.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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