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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
Privacy-preserving techniques such as differential privacy, federated learning, and on-device modeling let a publisher predict reader behavior without ever assembling an identifiable profile in a central warehouse. — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 One approach that may quell these fears is a model called federated blockchain governance. — Gary Skuse, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 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
  • Requiring personnel to document a legitimate law-enforcement reason and associated case number before conducting a license-plate search.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Managing waste The approach reduces reliance on autoclaving, incineration and landfill and also lowers the associated energy and water use.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of associated
Verb
  • Yet these subjects are often united by a kind of nostalgia—or more precisely, the kind of nostalgia induced by pop culture artifacts.
    — Geoffrey O’Brien, The New York Review of Books, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Her five siblings, citing a tag-along provision and majority vote, are united in selling, while Jeanie references a 2017 court ruling requiring co-trustee approval.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of united
Adjective
  • Yarkosky will face Democrat Farmer Helfrich and Alvarez will face Republican Michael Cruz and non-party affiliated candidate Ivan Rivera.
    — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
  • While no charges have been filed, the investigation scrutinizes these affiliated dealings, potentially impacting Walter's sports holdings and the Dodgers' future.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of affiliated
Verb
  • In Nebraska, millions of federal grant dollars have flowed to a statewide health information exchange nonprofit that has cooperated with the effort.
    — Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The driver, a woman, remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of cooperated
Verb
  • Ball, who collaborated with two camera operators and two assistants on Tucci in Italy, then designed shots as unobtrusive as possible so the contributors could feel comfortable.
    — Matthew Jacobs, HollywoodReporter, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Geneticist Shai Carmi, an associate professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has collaborated on an unpublished analysis of another grave from the same cemetery but was not involved in the research on Zosia.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of collaborated
Verb
  • Still, despite not having many sensors, Tesla’s Grok chatbot — developed by Musk’s xAI, which merged with SpaceX earlier this year — also felt its brand has the superior system, which is true for many driving situations, at least for now.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Last year, SpringHill Company merged with British TV and film production house Fulwell 73.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of merged

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