Thesaurus results for MANDARINS

mandarins

noun

plural of mandarin

as in officials

a worker in a government agency the officious mandarins in the motor vehicles department refused to let me renew my license without all of the required forms

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Recent Examples of mandarins Endlessly mocked, constantly parodied, and vaguely resented, the mandarins in American civic life have no real allies or admirers. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026 Thankfully, a handful of citrus trees, including lemons, limes, and mandarins, can thrive in containers. — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 24 May 2026 Are mandarins and oranges good for you? — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026 Repeat with the remaining mandarins, adding more cornstarch as needed. — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026 Harvest for mandarins can begin as early as November and last through April. — Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026 Oranges, grapefruits, lemons, mandarins, pomelos, and kumquats are among the most nutrient-dense citrus fruits. — Zia Sherrell, Health, 7 Feb. 2026 Notes of ripe, fresh mangoes, fragrant mandarins, and blood oranges, and undertones of lemon leaf spark energy and invigoration. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026 The food, half oranges, one-third grapefruit and the rest mandarins, is to be distributed to food banks and nutrition assistance programs. — Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026

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Noun

On Thursday, when Samueli Foundation officials called to notify grant winners – in this case, 22 nonprofits that will receive Build OC money – the conversations sometimes turned emotional.

— Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of officials

Noun

America’s mothers deserve better than to have their financial tools quietly stripped away by out-of-touch bureaucrats.

— Raquel Mitchell, Boston Herald, 8 July 2026
These incidents rarely appear in the statistics politicians and bureaucrats cite when assuring the public that downtown is moving in the right direction.

— Jonathan Beaton, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026

Definition of bureaucrats

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Some older employees who have benefited from a booming stock market may be retiring feeling comfortable with their 401(k)s, though that doesn’t explain why the participation rate for people ages 25 to 55 has fallen.

— Rachel Barber, USA Today, 9 July 2026
Through speeches, chants and signs, demonstrators drew a line between the struggles local facility employees face and those carried by farmworkers in the Philippines.

— Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Definition of employees

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To the extent that their fellow-citizens refer to them at all, our government functionaries are perceived not as active agents of change but as inert, self-protecting obstructions.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
More than funding, though, is needed transparency by IDNR functionaries with marina boaters and Winthrop Harbor officials.

— Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026

Definition of functionaries

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But the clerks all said the disturbance occurred about three hours earlier, not before the noon deadline of the qualifying period.

— Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026
Victims might interact with a police department, sheriff or 911 operator; a state’s attorney; clerks and judges at the county courts.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of clerks

Noun

There are more than 70 cardrooms across California employing about 20,000 workers, according to the California Gaming Assn.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
In March, Jamaica ended its 50-year medical cooperation agreement with Cuba, affecting nearly 300 healthcare workers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026

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