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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Both are said to be cooperating with prosecutors.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Minnesota Department of Corrections has been honoring ICE detainers and cooperating with federal authorities, Homan said Thursday.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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His idea of uniting people could just mean music.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Debates over how to manage predators can be fierce, but beefing up the state’s ability to respond is uniting groups that are often at odds.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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JetBlue and the airport are collaborating on the construction of a new Terminal 5 on the airport’s southeast side.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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In his account of collaborating with the artist for more than six years now, Reardon echoes the sentiment.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 Feb. 2026
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This magnetized ridge appears to funnel material and magnetic flux between the merging nuclei, further emphasizing the role of magnetic fields in governing the flow of matter during galactic collisions.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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That's when former Texas coach Cliff Gustafson came up with a way to put on a fundraiser while merging UT's past and present.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Federating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federating. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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