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of or relating to a federation or to its central government
A federal system of government distributes power between a country's central and regional governments. The President, Congress, and the Supreme Court are all part of the federal government of the United States.
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Recent Examples of federal
Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
When leaders place loyalists in charge of federal law enforcement, attempts to conjure votes for the president out of thin air or to seize ballot boxes in opposition districts are more likely to succeed.
—Erica Frantz, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
But questions remain about what proposed federal cuts to programs like SNAP and Medicaid would mean for Connecticut’s budget, and the many holes that surplus funding would be needed to fill.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2025
The Supreme Court on Friday paused the deportation of a group of Venezuelan nationals under the Alien Enemies Act in Texas and instructed a federal appeals court to review the case.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 16 May 2025
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Fugitive with fake name found in Georgia escaped custody in Caribbean, feds say
A man accused of murder in Saint Lucia, Orville Andrew Pernell, was found in Georgia after escaping custody in the Caribbean twice, according to federal prosecutors.
—Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
When leaders place loyalists in charge of federal law enforcement, attempts to conjure votes for the president out of thin air or to seize ballot boxes in opposition districts are more likely to succeed.
—Erica Frantz, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
But questions remain about what proposed federal cuts to programs like SNAP and Medicaid would mean for Connecticut’s budget, and the many holes that surplus funding would be needed to fill.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2025
The Supreme Court on Friday paused the deportation of a group of Venezuelan nationals under the Alien Enemies Act in Texas and instructed a federal appeals court to review the case.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for federal
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The Razorbacks are expected to be a top 8 national seed, which will guarantee home field advantage before the College World Series.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
24 May 2025
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Three-time national championship-winning coach Dawn Staley weighed in on the rivalry between the two WNBA stars.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
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The Colorado quarterback had once teased being picked by the New York Giants, wearing custom red, white and blue cleats during a game when the G-men were the top candidate for the first overall pick.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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Cameron directed Arnold Schwarzenegger in this influential action pic about a family man who also happens to be a G-man.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2024
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The patient will drink a solution that microbes in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract metabolize.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
16 May 2025
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Thankfully not cancer—just GI issues and lifestyle changes.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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You’re automatically dubbed a narc, a kiss-ass, a too-cool.—
Brandi California,
SPIN,
1 July 2024
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The software, which would effectively act like a narc embedded on people’s iPhones, could have unintended consequences, critics said, despite Apple’s assurances that it would be used solely to stop child predators.—
Declan Harty,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2021
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But this lower end of the galactic scale is still rather murky, in part because the stars that serve as observable tracers of small galaxies can form even smaller structures called star clusters.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
8 May 2025
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Contact tracers tried to identify everyone exposed and figure out where the virus might have come from.—
Kelsey Piper,
Vox,
8 May 2022
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Less than a month later, plainclothesmen arrested Nassar at a local tire store, and Munford took him into custody.—
Jason Schmidt,
Glamour,
30 Oct. 2018
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Hustling bucks and ducking the Third Division boys, those earnest young plainclothesmen assigned to the vice squad who work out of the 17th Precinct on the East Side.—
Gail Sheehy,
Daily Intelligencer,
9 Sep. 2017
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Nobody’s going to beat you the last 150 meters, the Denver East senior assured herself, as Lakewood’s Eliana Angelino rode her tail.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
16 May 2025
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But a clear victory for democracy in Bangladesh, a country of 170 million people, carried a sting in its tail.—
Simon Montlake,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 May 2025
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On Wednesday, an investigator spied a suspicious drone over the detention center shortly before 3 a.m. and tracked it to a landing spot on top of an SUV parked just down the road.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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Eliott Simpson, senior aviation accident investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board, said the plane departed from Teterboro, New Jersey, at about 11:15 p.m. on May 21 and flew to Wichita, Kansas.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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“Federal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federal. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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