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Definition of federatednext
as in associated

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verb

past tense of federate
as in united
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 federated
Adjective
TEEs, federated learning, MPC, FHE and differential privacy address different risks. — Dr. Najwa Aaraj, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 This federated learning strategy, which allows the decentralized network of AI models to learn from aggregated data, could eventually scale across entire geographic regions or countries, Hellander explained. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
Is the integration management office strategically empowered with the authority, accountability and federated PMO ecosystem needed to orchestrate people, partners and workstreams across both entities through go-live? — Tipu Usha Vaithee Swaran, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 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 See All Example Sentences for federated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for federated
  1. associated
  2. united
  3. affiliated
  4. cooperated
  5. collaborated
  6. merged
Adjective
  • As more people use kratom and other associated products, there’s a growing recognition of the potential risk for addiction.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Nov. 2026
  • So building an eight-cylinder version, complete with the associated challenges of packaging, cooling and exhaust tuning, is quite the undertaking.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of associated
Verb
  • As always, we are united for safe patient care and a fair contract.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • While Democrats are largely united on the kitchen-table issues that drove their success during the midterm elections, divisions remain over the direction of the party and how its new majority should govern.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of united
Adjective
  • Martinez said the school converted to affiliated charter status in 2010, in part to gain additional funding and flexibility to support its students.
    — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Moving a program into an affiliated foundation or relabeling it doesn’t resolve discrimination in its actual operation.
    — Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of affiliated
Verb
  • The agent cooperated with police during the initial investigation, the local agency said.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, authorities said.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of cooperated
Verb
  • For those looking to indulge with fewer calories, the luxury retailer and the restaurant collaborated on a capsule collection of limited-edition T-shirts, baseball caps and tote bags.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The Hunger Games star’s remark stunned the comedian, leading to a number of memes and a wave of virality, so much so that Wood collaborated with Smoothie King.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of collaborated
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  • If Congress legally merged the two funds, combined reserves would last until 2034 and then cover 83% of benefits, according to CRFB.
    — Lena Borrelli, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Since American Airlines merged with US Airways, American has dominated passenger traffic at CLT.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2026
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“Federated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federated. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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