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a member of a senate or the U.S. Senate
Republican senators a former senator Senator Inouye
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Recent Examples of senators
The result was a 44-48 vote, with eight senators not voting.
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The gap in government services will be painful, and Democratic senators and aides report constituents are already peppering them with questions about the shutdown.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Three senators who caucus with Democrats – John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and Angus King of Maine – joined Republicans in supporting the bill.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Up to this point, 44 of the 47 senators who caucus with the Democrats have stood together against passing a short-term funding bill.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
Among the options the senators could be overheard discussing were a very short stopgap bill while an extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies is negotiated.
—Jamie Tarabay, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
In December Democratic senators critical of Medicaid work requirements, including Georgia’s Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, had asked the GAO to report on the administrative costs of implementing Pathways and verifying that recipients are working, studying or volunteering.
—Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2025
The historic appointment, which faced significant opposition from Southern senators, made Marshall the first African American to serve on this court.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Georgia's Democratic senators are asking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to provide more information on recent deaths in immigration detention centers, including the conditions of detainees.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The gap in government services will be painful, and Democratic senators and aides report constituents are already peppering them with questions about the shutdown.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Three senators who caucus with Democrats – John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and Angus King of Maine – joined Republicans in supporting the bill.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Up to this point, 44 of the 47 senators who caucus with the Democrats have stood together against passing a short-term funding bill.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
Among the options the senators could be overheard discussing were a very short stopgap bill while an extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies is negotiated.
—Jamie Tarabay, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
In December Democratic senators critical of Medicaid work requirements, including Georgia’s Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, had asked the GAO to report on the administrative costs of implementing Pathways and verifying that recipients are working, studying or volunteering.
—Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2025
The historic appointment, which faced significant opposition from Southern senators, made Marshall the first African American to serve on this court.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Georgia's Democratic senators are asking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to provide more information on recent deaths in immigration detention centers, including the conditions of detainees.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senators
legislators
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Novi Mayor Justin Fischer, among other mayors, state legislators and CEOs.—
Carol Cain,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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In Texas, legislators had always seemed to be enacting new regulations aimed at making the clinic’s work more difficult.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Senators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senators. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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