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
At the time, Serna vowed to follow his father’s legacy of active civic leadership.
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Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Like with the ozone hole, this worry must be catalyzed into civic engagement, building a global movement that works with governments to make a prohibition on superintelligence a reality.
—Andrea Miotti, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
The organization’s 2024 national survey revealed deep gaps in civic education.
—Sonia Mankame, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Despite the concerns around African democracy, Afrobarometer’s annual African Insights survey shows voting in elections remains the predominant form of political and civic engagement, with nearly three-quarters of respondents voting in their country’s elections last year.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Like with the ozone hole, this worry must be catalyzed into civic engagement, building a global movement that works with governments to make a prohibition on superintelligence a reality.
—Andrea Miotti, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
The organization’s 2024 national survey revealed deep gaps in civic education.
—Sonia Mankame, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Despite the concerns around African democracy, Afrobarometer’s annual African Insights survey shows voting in elections remains the predominant form of political and civic engagement, with nearly three-quarters of respondents voting in their country’s elections last year.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civic
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The hotel has committed to sourcing produce locally and to supporting regional agriculture.—
Kate Van Dyke,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Carnival Cruise Line is expanding its footprint in the Gulf Coast, with Carnival Valor homeporting year-round from Mobile, Alabama, starting in 2027, marking a major win for regional cruise fans.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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This national narrative sat in tension with a growing regionalism, seen in the rise of local historians and small museums.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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While Virginia has leaned Democratic in recent presidential elections, its gubernatorial contests have often defied national trends.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The board is working with the city to ensure its exempt status is correctly reflected across municipal records.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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As health secretary, Kennedy has pledged to remove fluoride from municipal water, which, over decades, has proven safe and highly effective at preventing tooth decay in children.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s lack of specifics on his new 10% Canada tariff raised key questions for Erica York, vice president of federal tax policy at the Tax Foundation.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The federal government allocated funds for SNAP and WIC's October operations in September.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Oct. 2025
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While the group was taken to a local hospital, Mallory was still nowhere to be found.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The criminal operations have gone largely unchallenged in Cambodia due to the complete dismantling in recent years of the country’s civil society and independent media.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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From their point of view, there will be a local council that will get a lot of money from international donors, but, behind the scenes, Hamas, like Hezbollah in Lebanon, will be able to continue to preserve its military and political and civil power.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civic. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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