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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
What may be the drug epidemic in the future, Smith said, so officials across agencies can work together to get ahead of it.
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
The emergency proclamation authorizes the Hawaii National Guard to assist civilian authorities and directs all state agencies to cooperate in response efforts.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2025
Other federal agencies, including IRS and Social Security, are moving in that direction.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The Cuban government requires all private enterprises to use state importing agencies as intermediaries.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
The program is administered through different agencies in each state and admits 30 graduates in each state per year.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2025
Even if the government were to ultimately reinstate Harvard’s existing grants, agencies during this Administration might still reject grant applications from Harvard researchers.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
The department was aided by state authorities and local law enforcement agencies in 17 communities from Auburn Hills to Livonia to Warren as well as countywide auto theft units in Oakland and Macomb counties.
—Christina Hall, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Tech's megacap companies are doing more work with defense agencies, particularly as demand increases for advanced artificial intelligence technologies.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
The emergency proclamation authorizes the Hawaii National Guard to assist civilian authorities and directs all state agencies to cooperate in response efforts.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2025
Other federal agencies, including IRS and Social Security, are moving in that direction.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The Cuban government requires all private enterprises to use state importing agencies as intermediaries.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
The program is administered through different agencies in each state and admits 30 graduates in each state per year.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2025
Even if the government were to ultimately reinstate Harvard’s existing grants, agencies during this Administration might still reject grant applications from Harvard researchers.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
The department was aided by state authorities and local law enforcement agencies in 17 communities from Auburn Hills to Livonia to Warren as well as countywide auto theft units in Oakland and Macomb counties.
—Christina Hall, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Tech's megacap companies are doing more work with defense agencies, particularly as demand increases for advanced artificial intelligence technologies.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agencies
Noun
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The Steve Madden Verdict Mesh Sneakers deliver in the color, texture, and comfort departments.—
Amber Cardullo,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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However, that approach is not representative of the advanced work that occurs across the data departments within clubs.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Unlike many other kinds of loans, with mortgages, lenders tend to look at scores from all three bureaus.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
22 Aug. 2025
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South Carolina has received a request for 40 troops, and Louisiana for 70 troops, according to spokespeople for those state's National Guard bureaus.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In the beginning of August, agents located a 38-foot center-console boat with three outboard engines behind a Dania Beach home.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the first week of January, Bovino sent 60 agents hundreds of miles to Bakersfield, California, to make 78 arrests at farms and businesses.—
Elliot Spagat,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For borrowers in their second or third year of college worried about getting across the finish line, Pierce recommends speaking with financial aid offices to access grants or cheaper loans to fill gaps.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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This creates delays in patient care, from nurses having to run across the campus to fetch IV poles to cardiovascular surgeons having to clean their own offices after each patient, Siebers said.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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With complete antiballistic missile means, China can significantly contain the enemy's strategic strike capabilities, which is of great significance.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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His or her voice is the means by which the author’s work is bodied forth, and is the main channel along which thought and feeling are to flow.—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mirza said the mobile bus has visited in the past, but that the permanent presence of dental care services is an exciting addition to UHI.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Once it's installed, Stealerium is designed to steal a wide variety of data and send it to the hacker via services like Telegram, Discord, or the SMTP protocol in some variants of the spyware, all of which is relatively standard in infostealers.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For someone who’d spent much of the 2010s crashing on friends’ floors, having her own bass technician and eight different instruments in her rig was a huge change.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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This is particularly critical for firms trading illiquid or fragmented instruments.—
Ashok Reddy,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Agencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agencies. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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