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
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Oct. 2025
In Arizona, the BLM manages 770 active grazing permits and leases on 841 allotments, including some public lands with special conservation considerations such as national conservation areas, wilderness areas and national monuments.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Lilia Geho, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
This year, Yaghi became the first Saudi national to receive the Nobel Prize in chemistry.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Tindall, a former professional rugby player, played for Bath and Gloucester and achieved 75 caps for the national team.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Oct. 2025
In Arizona, the BLM manages 770 active grazing permits and leases on 841 allotments, including some public lands with special conservation considerations such as national conservation areas, wilderness areas and national monuments.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
Both suspects, whose names have not been publicly released, are French nationals who live in Seine-Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris, according to investigators.
—Lilia Geho, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
This year, Yaghi became the first Saudi national to receive the Nobel Prize in chemistry.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for national
Adjective
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Trump’s lack of specifics on his new 10% Canada tariff raised key questions for Erica York, vice president of federal tax policy at the Tax Foundation.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The federal government allocated funds for SNAP and WIC's October operations in September.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These comments are important because our government must place premium in creating a society that respects human lives, secures its borders and protects its citizens.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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When widespread street protests erupted after that election, Maduro invited citizens to use VenApp to report opposition activities.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The criminal operations have gone largely unchallenged in Cambodia due to the complete dismantling in recent years of the country’s civil society and independent media.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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From their point of view, there will be a local council that will get a lot of money from international donors, but, behind the scenes, Hamas, like Hezbollah in Lebanon, will be able to continue to preserve its military and political and civil power.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Marking identified a need for the district to change its attitude toward unregulated spending and tighten internal controls that will allow more board control over spending approvals.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Other internal signs have been prevalent that a contraction in exports was possible.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The board is working with the city to ensure its exempt status is correctly reflected across municipal records.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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As health secretary, Kennedy has pledged to remove fluoride from municipal water, which, over decades, has proven safe and highly effective at preventing tooth decay in children.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Incentives support large-scale deployment by 2026 as freight and public transport demand grows.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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According to public records, this property comes in at 5,343 square feet and features five bedrooms, four bathrooms, two pools, and sweeping hilltop views.—
Mekita Rivas,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Another non-government source of data, Indeed’s job postings index fell on Tuesday to the lowest level since February 2021.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
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Follower counts across multiple platforms for his non-government account, @GavinNewsom, ballooned -- growing to more than 11 million followers collectively.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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“National.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/national. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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