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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
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
  • Nevada has the service industry unions because of Las Vegas; Michigan has the auto industry and associated manufacturing support industries; Virginia is home to more federal workers than any other state.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Pearson acknowledged that Boise State still needs to set complete budgets for revenue sharing and the associated costs of the switch to a new conference.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of associated
Verb
  • Out There is a testament to the work being done behind the scenes, from emerging and established voices united by a passion for Welsh storytelling.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The country’s writers and directors unions, top screen bodies and several film festivals have united to form a coalition of 50 organizations urging Mark Carney‘s Liberal Party government to stand firm on streaming contributions.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of united
Adjective
  • Many hospitals create benefit programs designed to incentivize their employees to seek care from affiliated providers.
    — Bruce Roffe, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Through its dioceses and affiliated organizations, the church operates schools, hospitals, clinics, orphan care programs, agricultural extension projects, and vocational training centers, particularly in rural and underserved areas.
    — Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 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
  • Barker has also collaborated with many other artists, including Willow Smith, Machine Gun Kelly and JXDN.
    — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Similarly, the world’s foremost perfumeries haven’t collaborated with elite motorcar brands.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of collaborated
Verb
  • Most of the other schools closed or merged saw similar declines.
    — Austin Horn August 11, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The groups merged to better break trail through the deepening snow, according to Sharaf’s report.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
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