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adjective

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Noun
An upstate New York prosecutor announced that a Buffalo man has been charged with murder after fire officials found his girlfriend and a newborn dead while responding to an apartment blaze. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 The outlet added that Buckingham Palace officials are urging him to leave voluntarily, as he cannot be evicted under the terms of his current lease. Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The latest edition will contain six official add-ons with over 150 pieces of Creation Club content. Leia Mendoza, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025 The 50th season is set to premiere in the spring 2026, though an official date has not yet been announced, according to CBS. Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for official
Recent Examples of Synonyms for official
Noun
  • The measure would provide $45 billion to expand ICE’s detention capacity to nearly 100,000 beds, $14 billion for transportation and removal operations and $8 billion to hire 10,000 new deportation officers.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Indeed, my former agency the NGA is charged with both making maps (the job of explorers) and uncovering what’s really going on in those places (the job of intelligence officers).
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Still, complications can arise even as an authorized user.
    Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Consumers should contact iFIT to arrange for a free home repair by an authorized technician in the form of a replacement screen console.
    News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Official.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/official. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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