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as in law
the department of government that keeps order, fights crime, and enforces statutes
the appearance of a ransom note meant that the teenager's disappearance was now a matter for the police
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as in constabulary
a body of officers of the law
the National Guard will serve as backup for the metropolitan police in the event of violent protests
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as in to control
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Recent Examples of police
Bora Erden, New York Times, 13 June 2025
His unruly behavior prompted someone to call the police.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
Max Levy, Denver Post, 7 June 2025
On June 10, Darrian Randle, 31, reported to police that her 3-year-old daughter was kidnapped at gunpoint, according to a Facebook post by the New Castle County Police.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
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Noun
Los Angeles law enforcement agencies, including the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the city’s police department, have responded to demonstrations throughout the city, at times deploying flash-bang grenades, projectiles and other crowd-control measures.
—Bora Erden, New York Times, 13 June 2025
His unruly behavior prompted someone to call the police.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
Verb
The identity of the person who planted them was unknown to police as of Friday evening.
—Max Levy, Denver Post, 7 June 2025
On June 10, Darrian Randle, 31, reported to police that her 3-year-old daughter was kidnapped at gunpoint, according to a Facebook post by the New Castle County Police.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police
Noun
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And American law, then as now, tends to favor legacy over hustle.—
Aron Solomon
June 24,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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Idaho Supreme Court says Sánchez vacated her seat In an opinion written by Justice Gregory Moeller, the Supreme Court disagreed with Sánchez on three essential points surrounding the Idaho law cited by the City Council.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
24 June 2025
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The news went out last weekend that Cadillac had been accepted by the F1 constabulary as the sport’s eleventh team, slated to enter the competition in 2026.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes,
28 Nov. 2024
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It was reportedly embraced by law enforcement and Clearview sold its services to hundreds of agencies, ranging from local constabularies to sprawling government agencies like the FBI and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).—
Robert Hart,
Forbes,
3 Sep. 2024
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The number of apartments built there is controlled by the state’s density bonus law, which allows projects that include affordable housing to include more units than permitted under local zoning laws.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 June 2025
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Ukraine currently controls only a fraction of Kursk.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
16 June 2025
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His influence on Chelsea’s sequences of possession is almost entirely focused on the left ‘pocket’ or half-space, operating alongside Cole Palmer as one of two advanced creators in a ‘box’ midfield.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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The project is still in its early days, but the state plans to work with private companies to build and operate the facility.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Clouds play an important role in regulating the climate.—
Max G. Levy,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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Last week, the Senate approved the stablecoin bill, establishing a framework to regulate these digital currencies that are linked to the U.S. dollar.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Research conducted for exhibits on Nolde in Frankfurt in 2014 and in Berlin in 2019 revealed the artist’s true relationship to Nazism to the wider public.—
Ombline Damy,
JSTOR Daily,
26 June 2025
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However, diverse actions over decades have often been conducted in coordination with Iran–and many would not have happened without Iranian support.—
Jill Goldenziel,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Keeping politics out of the game sounds like an entirely reasonable position for world football’s governing body to take.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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World soccer’s governing body has been unable to convince fans or players that the tournament — a 32-team, month-long competition wedged between the end of one European season and the start of the next — was necessary, or even desired.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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And, roughly 20 years ago, a team managed to find the right deletion to enable a female mouse to give birth to offspring that received a set of chromosomes from each of two unfertilized eggs.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2025
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Thrivent now manages just under $200 billion in assets and ranks on the Fortune 500 list at No. 388.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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“Police.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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