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of or relating to a federation or to its central government
A federal system of government distributes power between a country's central and regional governments. The President, Congress, and the Supreme Court are all part of the federal government of the United States.
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Recent Examples of Federal
Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025
As a public charter, Great Oaks Academy is funded by state and federal money, McGlynn said.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
The razing of Chinatown coincided with the rise of federal border control in the eighteen-eighties.
—Beth Lew-Williams, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
Salmon and other fish populations, deprived of hundreds of miles of quiet pools to lay their eggs and for the juvenile fish to survive and thrive, shrank by about 95%, which led the federal government to enact protections for some salmon populations.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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But after the changeover to the new statewide case management system, the federal government moved Kansas court payments from the district courts to a federal payment center run by the Office of Judicial Administration, Taylor wrote.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025
As a public charter, Great Oaks Academy is funded by state and federal money, McGlynn said.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
The razing of Chinatown coincided with the rise of federal border control in the eighteen-eighties.
—Beth Lew-Williams, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
Salmon and other fish populations, deprived of hundreds of miles of quiet pools to lay their eggs and for the juvenile fish to survive and thrive, shrank by about 95%, which led the federal government to enact protections for some salmon populations.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Federal
Adjective
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Gladstone interviewed over 200 experts for this report, and drilled down on national security issues, acknowledging that AI is likely to be a destabilizer on par with the advent of nuclear weapons.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Neymar, 33, is Brazil’s all-time leading goalscorer but has not appeared for his national team since October 2023, when he was substituted against Uruguay after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus in his left knee.—
Leon Imber,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Lots of variations are being tossed around about whether the originating maker of AGI would be allowed to keep AGI and run it on behalf of the world or be set to the side as a result of the governmental taking of AGI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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That’s why governmental policies geared towards addressing the needs of those who are hit first and hardest by a crisis, in the end, benefit everybody.—
Marianne Cooper,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Now the G-men head down there to collar Massachusetts cops — sheriffs and crooked state troopers.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
10 Aug. 2025
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Exactly what will happen to DC’s most polarizing building after the G-men move out is still not clear, although President Trump has suggested the FBI will eventually return.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
19 July 2025
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One of the guild’s achievements, this year, has been to define a Geographical Indication (GI); a major milestone in legally protecting English whisky production and preventing misuse of the term.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The good news is that these findings could lead to new treatment strategies for stomach and GI cancers.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Aug. 2025
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You’re automatically dubbed a narc, a kiss-ass, a too-cool.—
Brandi California,
SPIN,
1 July 2024
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The software, which would effectively act like a narc embedded on people’s iPhones, could have unintended consequences, critics said, despite Apple’s assurances that it would be used solely to stop child predators.—
Declan Harty,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2021
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Using experiments with dry versus wet air, the team conducted special tracer diffusion studies to track the movement of oxygen atoms.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Aug. 2025
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Three nurses on staff, plus Scanlan, serve as contact tracers.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Less than a month later, plainclothesmen arrested Nassar at a local tire store, and Munford took him into custody.—
Jason Schmidt,
Glamour,
30 Oct. 2018
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Hustling bucks and ducking the Third Division boys, those earnest young plainclothesmen assigned to the vice squad who work out of the 17th Precinct on the East Side.—
Gail Sheehy,
Daily Intelligencer,
9 Sep. 2017
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Newsweek's tracker currently shows that 44 percent approve of his job performance, while 52 percent disapprove, putting his net approval rating at -8 points.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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For something more personal, the Fitbit Sense fitness tracker is down 34% to $153, giving you stress tracking, sleep insights, and health tools that actually help day to day.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Federal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Federal. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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