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also bureaux
as in services
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the federal revenue bureau
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Recent Examples of bureaus
So, for the married couple, that amounts to three bureaus at $33 each for two borrowers costs $198.
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Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Freeze your credit and place a fraud alert with all three credit bureaus to warn companies about any new credit requests made in your name.
—Brian Sloan, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Over time, the credit bureaus have become a little more transparent, and countless services and information outlets have worked to crack and share the code.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
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
The transfers came just two days after Tisch made a number of administrative appointments, including new heads of the department’s public information and technology bureaus.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
However, since March 2020, late and missing payments have not been reported to the credit reporting bureaus.
—Robert Farrington, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Freeze your credit and place a fraud alert with all three credit bureaus to warn companies about any new credit requests made in your name.
—Brian Sloan, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Over time, the credit bureaus have become a little more transparent, and countless services and information outlets have worked to crack and share the code.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
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
The transfers came just two days after Tisch made a number of administrative appointments, including new heads of the department’s public information and technology bureaus.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
However, since March 2020, late and missing payments have not been reported to the credit reporting bureaus.
—Robert Farrington, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureaus
Noun
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And the California Collaborative for Immigrant Rights received a supplemental $1 million for legal services.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Ride-sharing services like Uber and taxis are abundant in Palma, but become unreliable at the farther reaches of the island.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The technology is a staple at police departments across the country, documenting encounters with the public and helping clarify questionable incidents and competing claims.—
Josh Campbell,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Her why stems from frustration from budget cuts to local health departments.—
Tony Cook,
IndyStar,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As the Kardashian-Jenner sisters continued dancing with their arms in the air, Kris shook her hips enthusiastically to the song, causing the group to laugh in reaction.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The process of fluffing the tree took roughly an hour with a few breaks in between to rest my arms—a nice arm workout!—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But blocking funds is also a way to pressure officials and agencies to comply with the administration’s demands.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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The federal government shuttered at the beginning of the month after Congress failed to break a funding deadlock and pass a measure to keep agencies running.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Many of them had easy access to government offices that enabled them to obtain genuine Syrian passports with fake names, according to former employees and regime figures.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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No federal or state offices are on the ballot in 2025, but candidates for city councils and mayor are.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Bureaus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureaus. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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