ex officio

Definition of ex officionext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ex officio
Adjective
  • Gabriel also said food manufacturers may be incentivized to change their ingredients to qualify for California’s certified seal.
    Linh Tat, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Free help, certified volunteers At the Campaign for Working Families headquarters in Philadelphia's Brewerytown neighborhood, volunteers are working nonstop to help prepare tax returns.
    Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • All the hyperscaler capital in the world can’t conjure a licensed electrician out of thin air (Goldman estimates combined budgets rose by more than $300 billion for 2026 and 2027).
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
  • There would be a 6% sales tax on the products, which must be tested by licensed labs in DC before they are sold.
    Mike Stunson, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Akbar Salehi told the semiofficial Tasnim news agency that seven women were also among the dead.
    Sean Nevin, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Quickly afterward, though, came the denials from Iran about talks, while Iran's semiofficial Fars and Tasnim news agencies portrayed the American president as backing down.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • In a manner that feels prototypical of the plant’s subsequent valorization across other cultures, the cucumber makes an appearance in the Rigveda, an ancient collection of Sanskrit hymns belonging to the canonical Hindu tradition.
    Andrés Muedano, JSTOR Daily, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Nebula, entirely unblurred canonical version of the video; YouTube, absolutely not.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Ex officio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ex%20officio. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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