as in federal
of or relating to a nation
played the home team's national anthem before the start of the soccer game
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as in citizen
a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it
recommended that foreign nationals living in the region evacuate immediately
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Recent Examples of national
Beth Lew-Williams, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
Lottery players in Idaho can chose from popular national games like the Powerball and Mega Millions, which are available in the vast majority of states.
—Jay Cannon, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Andrius Sytas, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Since 2018, only citizens, tax residents, and nationals of Australia and Singapore have been exempt from this condition.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The national media picked it up.
—Beth Lew-Williams, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
Lottery players in Idaho can chose from popular national games like the Powerball and Mega Millions, which are available in the vast majority of states.
—Jay Cannon, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
Belarus' state news agency Belta said the prisoners freed on Thursday included 14 foreign nationals from Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, France, Britain and Germany.
—Andrius Sytas, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Since 2018, only citizens, tax residents, and nationals of Australia and Singapore have been exempt from this condition.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for national
Adjective
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While Mendoza was out on bail, federal agents spent nearly a year building the case against him.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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The federal government must stop issuing paper checks in favor of direct deposit, prepaid cards, or other digital payment options—that’s according to an Executive Order signed by President Donald earlier this year.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lawmakers, government officials, the media, and general citizens continue to discuss last week's events, the ongoing effects, and potential ramifications.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Vilnius Reuters — Detonations of parcels carried by DHL and DPD in Europe in 2024 were organized and supervised by Russian citizens with ties to Russian military intelligence, Lithuania’s general prosecution service and criminal police said on Wednesday.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In July, a Santa Clara County jury ruled that Herchen had civil liability for the November 29, 2019 death of 36-year-old Alice Ku, who was last seen alive while the two were vacationing in the area of Hualien, Taiwan.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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That coverage was at odds with fostering civil dialogue and being willing to listen to the points of view of those who have differing opinions.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As a discipline, advertising is beset by all sorts of weird internal contradictions, although that’s probably to be expected, given the thankless job commercials are tasked with carrying out.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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What sets Leviyev apart from her competitors is the fact that each treatment is handled with utmost compassion, precision, and a belief that external beauty is a result of harmony between internal bodily functions.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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To address this, Silicon Valley Power, Santa Clara’s municipal electric utility, turned to Nissan’s new pilot program in search of innovative solutions to increase power supply and ensure grid reliability for all customers.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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The crowded field of candidates for City Council at-large and District 7 races slimmed down following Tuesday’s preliminary municipal election, with unofficial city tallies showing at-large incumbents handily holding onto their spots and two District 7 eking out narrow victories.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In a statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, the network’s president, Rebecca Kutler, issued a public apology.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Josh Snyder reports on how the state LEARNS Act has changed public education, including on the local level.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In Egypt, pro-government news outlets already have trumpeted the case as proof that Soliman was leading a secret Brotherhood cell in America.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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This could all change in the coming months when an inter-government council – representing the ministries of trade, foreign affairs, national defense, intelligence and security and others – makes its decision.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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“National.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/national. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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