as in united
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
the nations confederated in order to lower international trade barriers
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The Olympics that preached harmony finally united in a single city known for love, beauty and grudges.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
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Bluetooth is named after a Scandinavian king, Harald Bluetooth Gormsson, who united parts of the Nordic region in the 900s, because the technology unites different devices.—
Shreyas Sen,
The Conversation,
23 Feb. 2026
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Ament cooperated by wearing a wire for the FBI, recording conversations with then-Mayor Harry Sidhu, for whom Ament was a close political advisor.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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Most local agencies, including Escondido, routinely cooperated with federal immigration enforcement until state Senate Bill 54 took effect in 2018.—
Stacy Brandt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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The nonprofit Ebell Club was chartered and federated on March 9, 1984, and since that time, members have raised more than $300,000 for numerous philanthropies both within the community and national organizations.—
Sharon Hlapcich,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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The order covers federated IT systems and mission platforms across all services.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Iran has a nascent space program and recently collaborated with Russia on space launches.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
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The pair married in 2022 and have collaborated on a handful of songs together.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
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Although separate, the group is closely allied with the Afghan Taliban that now runs Afghanistan.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Ukraine has also continued its almost nightly long-range drone barrage of military and allied infrastructure targets deep inside Russia.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Confederated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confederated. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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