as in cooperating
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 federating
Plus, there’s a social and federating function at play.
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Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
Diverse capabilities federating while preserving local identity.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
Diverse capabilities federating while preserving local identity.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for federating
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For Javier Hernandez, cooperating with federal prosecutors felt like the only option.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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The bus driver is cooperating with authorities.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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But uniting it around a common program will be harder.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2026
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In the run up to the 2024 election in Venezuela, the opposition leader María Corina Machado, a conservative, built a massive social movement uniting millions and backed Edmundo González, a diplomat, as a presidential candidate.—
Boris Muñoz,
Time,
3 Apr. 2026
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Caltrans and the Nevada County Transportation Commission are collaborating on the project.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Broadcom is also collaborating with Anthropic rival OpenAI on custom silicon for AI.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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Northern Missouri, southern Iowa and north-central Illinois are under the highest threat Friday evening as any isolated supercells could pack a punch before merging into larger storm lines.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Of the state's 2,300 degree programs, 210 are being eliminated or suspended, 374 are merging or consolidating into another existing degree program or into a new one, and another 472 that the state law triggered a review of are here to stay.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Federating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federating. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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