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
It will be won by organizations that consolidate and orchestrate with a vendor-neutral control plane that federates data, reasons across domains, governs agents as first-class citizens and connects to whatever the ecosystem looks like next quarter.
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Shailesh Manjrekar, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The exec brought up how Arte federates a network of 14 public broadcasters, has programs available in seven languages, and maintains strong ties with the creative ecosystem across Europe.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
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
Plus, there’s a social and federating function at play.
—Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
The order covers federated IT systems and mission platforms across all services.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
Nobody, however, brought up the rise of decentralized and federated social-media platforms like Bluesky and Mastodon.
—PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 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
Shailesh Manjrekar, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The exec brought up how Arte federates a network of 14 public broadcasters, has programs available in seven languages, and maintains strong ties with the creative ecosystem across Europe.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
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
Plus, there’s a social and federating function at play.
—Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
The order covers federated IT systems and mission platforms across all services.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
Nobody, however, brought up the rise of decentralized and federated social-media platforms like Bluesky and Mastodon.
—PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for federate
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But this is sometimes a problem, as my wireless earbuds and headphones don't always cooperate with whatever outdated seatback entertainment systems exist on that flight.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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Greg Biffle is accused in the lawsuit of being negligent in cooperating with Dutton, despite knowing the problems Dutton was experiencing before and during the flight, the lawsuit said.—
Jeff A. Chamer
May 29,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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They were united by paranoia, and their quest to protect the American dream by exposing conspiracies and secrets that the powers-that-be would rather stayed hidden.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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As Bradley prepared to step down, Democrats struggled to find a successor who could unite liberal Black, white, Latino and Asian Angelenos.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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In 2023, Archer settled intellectual property disputes with Boeing and its air taxi unit Wisk, and signed an agreement to collaborate on autonomous tech, and invested in the air taxi maker.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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And one thing Deb, who spent decades prioritizing the accumulation of money over the refinement of her craft, has learned from collaborating with Ava is that, in the end, art matters more to her than business.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 May 2026
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“Federate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federate. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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