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
More delicate, thin-skinned fruit like mandarins and Meyer lemons require a more hands-on approach using snips.
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 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
Happy tidings for those seeking satsuma mandarins, Hokkaido cream puffs and instant yakisoba.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Combining this benefit with their low-calorie content makes mandarins a helpful tool for healthy weight management.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Even the tonic is homemade with mandarins and blood oranges, so stopping in for a refreshing drink is well worth it.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 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
Happy tidings for those seeking satsuma mandarins, Hokkaido cream puffs and instant yakisoba.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Combining this benefit with their low-calorie content makes mandarins a helpful tool for healthy weight management.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Even the tonic is homemade with mandarins and blood oranges, so stopping in for a refreshing drink is well worth it.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandarins
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Heather Hughes, senior vice president of strategic alignment at the YMCA of the USA, has joined the board of directors of the DuPage Children’s Museum in Naperville, officials announced.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles County public health officials issued a bacteria warning at several beaches as a potentially record-breaking heat wave arrives in Southern California.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2026
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There are few things that California politicians and bureaucrats will not tax, subsidize, mandate, regulate and politicize, particularly if such a thing can be connected to environmental policy.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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The state of Connecticut should not force parents to jump through hoops held by state bureaucrats.—
Nicholas Tampio,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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What mattered to Anthropic was a guarantee that Claude would have nothing to do with the analysis of bulk data collected domestically, an issue especially salient to its employees in the context of ongoing ICE raids.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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But the fact that employees still showed up, including without pay during last year’s federal government shutdown, demonstrates their commitment to keeping the beloved parks flourishing.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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More than funding, though, is needed transparency by IDNR functionaries with marina boaters and Winthrop Harbor officials.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Their prestige suffers because it is conflated in the public’s mind with long lines at the DMV, fastidious building inspectors, parking tickets—the stuff of local functionaries.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
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Mackinac Island's tourist season is mainly from May through October, and the island needs about 5,000 seasonal workers each year to work as baristas, front desk attendants, wait staff, retail clerks and housekeepers.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Of the 221 positions being cut — which include paraeducators, assistants, clerks, custodians, special-education staff, food service staff and more — 88 are already vacant, the district said.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Steps from the Capitol's West Front and where the worst of the fighting occurred, workers quietly have installed a plaque honoring the officers, three years after it was required by law to be erected.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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In Kharkiv, in Ukraine's northeast, emergency workers were combing the rubble, looking for survivors.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Mandarins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandarins. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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