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active service

NOUN
active duty
Synonyms
WEAK
active duty for training ad full-time training duty mobilization

Example Sentences

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Just 18 of its fleet of around 34 planes are in active service, according to officials.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Washington has 11 aircraft carriers in active service, though one of them is scheduled to be decommissioned next year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Hundreds of thousands of reservists in the armed forces, the IDF, want to get back to their lives after many months in uniform on active service.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

Reuters reported that Wynn, who was named to the bench by former President Barack Obama, is the first Democratic appointee to postpone their retirement from active service since Trump's win.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2024

Now that he was back in active service the “honorable war wound” was completely forgotten.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques