civic

Definition of civicnext
as in regional
relating to a city, town, or country or to the people who live there Serving on a jury is our civic duty. A meeting of civic leaders that intends to promote economic cooperation in the region.

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Recent Examples of civic Within days, civic leaders, faith leaders and businesses across Central Florida had publicly condemned the display. — Linda Chapin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026 Judd worked on the project for roughly two years, developing a series of proposals that responded closely to the city’s historical Beaux Arts plan, its aging railroad infrastructure, its new highways, and its older civic buildings. — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026 Both the Hesburgh Commission report in the early 1980s and the Jordan Commission report in the late 1990s emphasized the need for civic and social assimilation of immigrants. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026 In South Los Angeles, a group called Concerned Citizens of South Central Los Angeles got wind of a solid waste incinerator project called LANCER, took on civic and industry forces and strategized and worked and got the city to cancel its plans. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for civic
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  • The Pentagon has strengthened its regional posture in recent weeks.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Plus check out features on butterfly gardens, flsh camps, luxury cruises and regional travel calendars for events into January.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Qatar's national gas company said one of its vessels was struck in the Persian Gulf, and Israeli strikes on Gaza killed eight people, including a young boy.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Support for Question 3 recognizes that Maryland cannot ignore a national effort to consolidate Republican power and hope the consequences pass us by.
    — Dylan Behler, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2026
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  • Under that alternative, the city would keep its K-5 school, while part of the space at Lloyd Estates would be used by an outside partner or municipal government.
    — Tim Lonergan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • And Florida law prohibits candidates from using state, county, municipal or district employees’ services during work hours to advance their campaigns.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
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  • An Orange County woman is facing federal criminal charges after being accused of luring a pit bull puppy underneath her minivan and running it over in an incident that was caught on video.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • These elections will be fine with federal watchers inside or outside the polling centers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
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  • Therapy rooms look out over the open ocean, as therapists deploy local oils, herbs, and spices via an imaginative roster of treatments.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • In order to ensure the long-term sustainability of major investments in stadiums and arenas, governments must first prioritise the development of the troubled local sports sector.
    — Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
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  • Manish Kumar, a professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering and chemical engineering at UT Austin, said the goal is to simplify the recovery of lithium from complex mixtures.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Part of the reform focused on eliminating misdemeanor criminal penalties, arrests and jail time for unlicensed mobile food vendors and replacing them with civil violations and fines.
    — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civic. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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