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
Null serves on numerous local and regional boards and has been honored for his civic leadership, including being named Community Citizen of the Year in 2022.
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Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The event featured noted philanthropist and civic leader Don Graham and former U.S. Congressman Jim Cooper.
—David Plazas, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
When neighborhood schools close, Black and Brown communities lose community centers, polling places, access to services, and vital civic infrastructure, and in some cases lose their communities altogether.
—Jessica Alcantara, Time, 2 July 2025
That money will not only provide greater liquidity to the company but go towards supporting other segments of its business including defense, civic functions and software development, Goldstein explained.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The event featured noted philanthropist and civic leader Don Graham and former U.S. Congressman Jim Cooper.
—David Plazas, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
When neighborhood schools close, Black and Brown communities lose community centers, polling places, access to services, and vital civic infrastructure, and in some cases lose their communities altogether.
—Jessica Alcantara, Time, 2 July 2025
That money will not only provide greater liquidity to the company but go towards supporting other segments of its business including defense, civic functions and software development, Goldstein explained.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civic
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And that’s the uniqueness in these regional rec centers.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
8 July 2025
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For banks in the regional tier – who continue to see an upward trend in non-performing loans – the calculus is cold: Scale up aggressively through strategic M&A or prepare to become someone else’s synergy.—
Michael Abbott,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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That said, there are signs that state and national efforts to address the overdose crisis may be yielding early results.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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Local events will feed into regional, state, and national competitions—potentially televised to amplify awareness and participation.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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These regulations come in all shapes and sizes: municipal zoning laws that restrict innovative educational uses of private property; licensing laws that treat microschools like daycares; onerous curricular laws that micromanage private instruction down to the minute.—
Andrew Wimer,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Alternatively, the library could move to the city’s municipal building.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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Both prevailed, and went on to receive billions of dollars’ worth of federal contracts, clearing the way for others.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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The University of Chicago is also deeply vulnerable to the new federal law’s changes to Medicaid, which the Congressional Budget Office estimates will deprive 16 million people of health care.—
Clifford Ando,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Thirty people, including five firefighters, were taken to local hospitals, Bacon said.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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No one was hurt, and a group of nearly 100 rangers and volunteer firefighters helped bring the blaze under control, according to local newspaper coverage.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
14 July 2025
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Records have shown that a large share of those currently in detention do not have a criminal record, but civil immigration offenses instead.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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Soon after Trump took office, senior administration officials rescinded the policy, allowing agents to detain people, including family members, for civil immigration violations at courthouses.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civic. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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