as in cooperates
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 federates
It will be won by organizations that consolidate and orchestrate with a vendor-neutral control plane that federates data, reasons across domains, governs agents as first-class citizens and connects to whatever the ecosystem looks like next quarter.
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Shailesh Manjrekar, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The exec brought up how Arte federates a network of 14 public broadcasters, has programs available in seven languages, and maintains strong ties with the creative ecosystem across Europe.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Shailesh Manjrekar, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The exec brought up how Arte federates a network of 14 public broadcasters, has programs available in seven languages, and maintains strong ties with the creative ecosystem across Europe.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for federates
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When the weather cooperates, the courtyard becomes one of downtown's most appealing outdoor drinking spots.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
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Create a space that meets your emotional needs as the sun cooperates with Neptune.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
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In a sport where top recruits can choose between schools in Alaska, Arizona, New England and places in between, very little unites the college hockey world.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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Honoring past struggles The timing of the show unites several historic milestones.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2026
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Sridharan, for example, usually collaborates with AI to work through issues, but her experience using it in technical tests usually entails using it as a replacement for hands-on coding.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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For this experience, the winery’s culinary team collaborates closely with winemakers, creating dishes inspired directly by individual wines.—
Yuri Shima,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The ash people’s perspective allies them with the group looking to strip-mine Pandora’s resources.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Federates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federates. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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