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
Among other things, Buffett is polite, down to earth, and feels a civic duty to pay higher taxes.
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
The youth poet laureate program, which provides a $1,000 scholarship, aims to amplify the voices of young poets and encourage civic engagement through writing.
—María Ramos Pacheco, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
The summit brought together 170 educators and lay leaders from Jewish day schools across North America to discuss Jewish education today, including how to cultivate civic literacy and renew Jewish ideas and culture.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
Charities, civic groups and even business execs are trading golf balls for pickleballs, since golf is costly, time-consuming and not for everyone.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
The youth poet laureate program, which provides a $1,000 scholarship, aims to amplify the voices of young poets and encourage civic engagement through writing.
—María Ramos Pacheco, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
The summit brought together 170 educators and lay leaders from Jewish day schools across North America to discuss Jewish education today, including how to cultivate civic literacy and renew Jewish ideas and culture.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
Charities, civic groups and even business execs are trading golf balls for pickleballs, since golf is costly, time-consuming and not for everyone.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civic
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Israeli warplanes have unleashed an intense barrage of strikes on the southern town of Nabatiyeh, sending giant plumes of black smoke billowing over the regional hub of southern Lebanon.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
16 Apr. 2026
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According to his associates, Munir played a central role in shaping Pakistan’s responses to regional crises.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The case gained national attention, generated thousands of tips, and sparked online theories and debates that continue even today.—
Kelsy Mittauer,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Much of that vacant space sits in new buildings that went up during the building frenzy of 2021 and 2022, when developers, both local and national, built quickly to meet surging market demand.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Businesses have long leveraged that geography by setting up shop on municipal borders.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The plaza and the municipal building, which towers above it, with many offices also housed below it, were built in 1962.—
Siafa Lewis,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Ann Arbor crews are now assessing the storm damage in hopes of receiving state and federal support.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Roza also said the growth in district contracting over the past several years cannot be separated from the flood of temporary federal relief money schools received during the pandemic.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Spending $24 on a few ounces of specialty butter in a local shop feels 100% worth it.—
Elliott Harrell,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
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Compass now oversaw security at a local college, and moonlighted as an investigator for personal-injury attorneys.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Jean Henri Petit, the head of civil protection for Haiti's Nord department, warned the death toll could yet rise, CBS News partner BBC News reported.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Traditionally, the attorney general’s principal responsibility is to defend the state in civil lawsuits, when a criminal conviction is appealed or if a law is challenged.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civic. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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