as in to cooperate
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
in the years following World War II, the U.S. and the nations of western Europe made the decision to federate as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Recent Examples of federate
Malaysia's story illuminates how diverse communities can federate while preserving distinct identities.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Key steps include: Building A Robust Data Ecosystem Determining the optimal data ecosystem architecture, whether centralized or federated, involves balancing coordination with domain-specific needs, governance and scalability to maximize data value.
—Tina Chakrabarty, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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, as well as national organizations.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Orange County Register, 20 Feb. 2025
And then that means if a lot of people are federating and self-hosting, that ecosystem can just shift around piece by piece to the services that haven’t shut down their APIs and that haven’t let users feel betrayed.
—Nilay Patel, The Verge, 25 Mar. 2024
Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Key steps include: Building A Robust Data Ecosystem Determining the optimal data ecosystem architecture, whether centralized or federated, involves balancing coordination with domain-specific needs, governance and scalability to maximize data value.
—Tina Chakrabarty, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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, as well as national organizations.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Orange County Register, 20 Feb. 2025
And then that means if a lot of people are federating and self-hosting, that ecosystem can just shift around piece by piece to the services that haven’t shut down their APIs and that haven’t let users feel betrayed.
—Nilay Patel, The Verge, 25 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for federate
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However, officials said Ashlee Buzzard has not cooperated in the investigation and has not provided an explanation for her daughter's whereabouts.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Washington is taking it seriously, and Seoul will review how to cooperate with its ally on the issue.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Other than a handful of defections, Schumer has kept his party mostly united during the painful funding lapse.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Quantum gravity, the latest framework uniting relativity and quantum mechanics, proposes that even space and time are not fundamental.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Marrow at the Market’s bar program will collaborate with Eastern Market neighbor Detroit City Distillery and nearby craft breweries, and the Royce will curate its wine program.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Lapua Magnum Lapua, Research Armament, and Accuracy International collaborated to design the Lapua Magnum in the 1980s.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Federate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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