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as in departments
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the federal agency charged with enforcing laws and regulations regarding the use of firearms
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as in instrumentalities
something used to achieve an end
by what agency do you plan to acquire this fortune?
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Recent Examples of agencies
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.
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Mary Ramsey
april 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
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
Next, register the business name with the appropriate agencies.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
As multiple agencies collect tips in the Nancy Guthrie case, the man funding a $100,000 reward says Crime Stoppers — not the sheriff — offers the safest path for witnesses to come forward and an enticing one for people who want to get paid for credible information without giving their name.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Study authors used information from health agencies and pollution reports reported by area facilities.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
The National Ocean Industries Association, which represents offshore developers, said that two separate -- yet overlapping -- government agencies responsible for administering the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act can understandably result in inconsistencies and delays.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
If the agencies can’t find a bed for the defendant, the person must be admitted to a state hospital.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
The Factbook also likely served as a boost to the CIA's public image and put distance between it and other intelligence agencies tarnished by congressional investigations.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Mary Ramsey
april 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
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
Next, register the business name with the appropriate agencies.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
As multiple agencies collect tips in the Nancy Guthrie case, the man funding a $100,000 reward says Crime Stoppers — not the sheriff — offers the safest path for witnesses to come forward and an enticing one for people who want to get paid for credible information without giving their name.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Study authors used information from health agencies and pollution reports reported by area facilities.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
The National Ocean Industries Association, which represents offshore developers, said that two separate -- yet overlapping -- government agencies responsible for administering the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act can understandably result in inconsistencies and delays.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
If the agencies can’t find a bed for the defendant, the person must be admitted to a state hospital.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
The Factbook also likely served as a boost to the CIA's public image and put distance between it and other intelligence agencies tarnished by congressional investigations.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agencies
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Ada is the only county in Idaho that operates under a single highway district, created by frustrated voters in 1971 to replace the rural highway districts and city street departments still used in Canyon and other counties.—
Mark Dee
April 4,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Apr. 2026
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Firefighters collaborated secured the building in collaboration with city departments until representatives of the house arrived on scene to figure out the next steps, authorities said.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Because lenders don’t always report to all three bureaus, fraudulent accounts may appear on only one report.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
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Tomkins began his career editing news summaries for Radio Free Europe’s foreign bureaus before joining Newsweek in 1957 as a foreign news editor.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
22 Mar. 2026
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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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Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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Weeks earlier, during an interview at SpaceX’s offices in Hawthorne, California, Musk told McNeill that the electric vehicle maker was struggling to hit its quarterly numbers.—
Faiz Siddiqui,
Washington Post,
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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King will also be responsible for enforcing the city’s contracts with Nebius, a Dutch artificial intelligence services company set to break ground later this year on a $150 billion AI data center in eastern Independence.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Carbyne, an Israeli tech startup for which Barak was a lead investor and board chairman, wanted to provide security services and anti-drone technology when Qatar hosted the soccer World Cup in 2022.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 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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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
Cite this Entry
“Agencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agencies. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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