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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
The previous approach to vaccine development and post-market evaluation depended on joint oversight by the FDA and the CDC, combined with a federated network of health systems and insurers that allowed overlapping evaluation of outcomes. — Robert M. Califf, STAT, 6 Feb. 2026 Fluid learning tackles long training times by introducing an infrastructure-free federated learning scheme. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Dec. 2025
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
  • In addition to paying taxes on the income at a lower rate today, your IRA account balances are reduced, lowering the future RMD and the associated future tax liability.
    — Monish Verma, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Phase two, starting in spring 2028, will involve building out at least three sit-down restaurants and four fast-food eateries, plus several other retailers and associated parking spaces.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Definition of associated
Verb
  • American fans united around Take Me Home, Country Roads during the tournament, memorably belting out the lyrics after the team’s win over Australia in Seattle.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 July 2026
  • Both seasons saw the casting of unknowns to a sizable degree; actors, comedians, and improvisers who have not previously been in the spotlight united in a remarkably convincing and cohesive ensemble performance.
    — Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
Definition of united
Adjective
  • Stakeholders include residents, affiliated groups such as the Tinley Park Bobcats and Bulldogs youth programs, school districts, village officials, special recreation associations, area historical societies and others, said O’Donovan.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026
  • This move offers Scannell a fresh start in affiliated baseball.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of affiliated
Verb
  • The sheriff's office added that Butler showed no signs of intoxication during the incident and cooperated with authorities.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Shih said the driver of the Toyota stopped at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Definition of cooperated
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  • Even sweeter, Home Chef and Gordon Ramsay have collaborated to bring restaurant-quality, five-star meals to home kitchens through Home Chef's meal kit service.
    — Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • The pair have collaborated frequently on their music, so why not collaborate on the the most special day of his pal's life?
    — Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Definition of collaborated
Verb
  • Allegiant Air and Sun Country Airlines merged in May but will operate as separate brands for 18 to 24 months.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • The changes merged Kazakhstan's parliament’s two chambers into one and gave the president the right to appoint key government officials with the approval of lawmakers, including restoring the ​post of vice president.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Definition of merged

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