CONFEDERATED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

confederated

verb

past tense of confederate

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 Tkachuk bothers have united in Florida, which could give the league a marketing opportunity that breaks through to more casual sports fans who don’t follow the NHL on a regular basis.

— Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026
And recent independent polling shows that the measure does appeal strongly to Republicans — but not Democrats, who are united in opposition.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 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
The order covers federated IT systems and mission platforms across all services.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026

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It’s not known which artist helped craft her Sunday night aesthetic; however, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter has famously collaborated with visionary Lorrie Turk.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2026
With his former bandmate Grohl, Novoselic has collaborated on several songs for Foo Fighters, the band Grohl started in 1994.

— Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026

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But expanding domestic and allied capacity to manufacture the most critical medicines and ingredients — and maintain adequate strategic reserves — would dramatically reduce China’s leverage in any future crisis.

— Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
Just days before, the TPLF publicly allied with other Ethiopian armed groups aiming to overthrow the federal government.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026

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