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adjective

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
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 New approaches such as federated learning and synthetic data may help organizations innovate while addressing some privacy and data-sharing constraints. — Anri Amir David, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
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 The order covers federated IT systems and mission platforms across all services. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 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
  • The United Nations Environment Program estimates that more than 90% of waste generated in Africa is disposed of at uncontrolled dumpsites and landfills, often with associated open burning.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The associated cold front pushes farther south and east, carrying showers and thunderstorms with it.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of associated
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  • Across nearly three decades in Congress, Kyl rose to Senate Republican leadership, kept his caucus united on battles from Obamacare to Israel and briefly returned in 2018 to succeed John McCain.
    — Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • To watch 2026 college football means receiving the impression that all of sports and politics are united in favor of a perfect bill, and none of that is the case.
    — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of united
Adjective
  • But two of its affiliated entities are largely connected to farming.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Paxton’s campaign and affiliated groups have received more than $400,000 from individuals and companies with data center ties, The Washington Sun reported.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of affiliated
Verb
  • The driver of the Malibu stayed at the scene after police arrived and cooperated with the investigation.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
  • There, Oates cooperated with police, who declined to cite him.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of cooperated
Verb
  • Since joining the program in July 2025, FDLE has announced the arrests of hundreds of immigrants accused of various crimes in days-long operations in which agents collaborated with local police departments and ICE.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Haim and her sisters are longtime friends of Swift’s and have collaborated on various musical projects.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of collaborated
Verb
  • The artist’s body of work merged spirituality with abstraction.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In 2023, when Endeavor merged the UFC and WWE to form sports mega-corp TKO Group Holdings, White was elevated from President to CEO of UFC, with Emanuel taking the reins as CEO of TKO.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of merged

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“Federated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federated. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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