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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
Six Republican senators voted with Democrats.
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 18 June 2026
New legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of senators strives to add new aircraft to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunter fleet and codify the agency’s role in meteorological research.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2026
Two senators don’t want Sam Bankman-Fried out of prison.
—Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Among them were Ossoff and two other Jewish senators, Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Brian Schatz of Hawaii.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026
Nevada had voted for Democrats in most presidential elections since 2008, and the state has two Democratic senators.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Both Republican and Democratic senators skeptical of Pulte have pointed to his lack of intelligence experience and also his record at the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
Hickenlooper said building back better will take statesmanship — getting senators on board with changes to healthcare, taxes and other reforms.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
Speaking of Pulte, three GOP senators voted Thursday for a measure barring him from serving simultaneously as acting national intelligence director while leading FHFA.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 18 June 2026
New legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of senators strives to add new aircraft to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunter fleet and codify the agency’s role in meteorological research.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2026
Two senators don’t want Sam Bankman-Fried out of prison.
—Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Among them were Ossoff and two other Jewish senators, Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Brian Schatz of Hawaii.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026
Nevada had voted for Democrats in most presidential elections since 2008, and the state has two Democratic senators.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Both Republican and Democratic senators skeptical of Pulte have pointed to his lack of intelligence experience and also his record at the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
Hickenlooper said building back better will take statesmanship — getting senators on board with changes to healthcare, taxes and other reforms.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
Speaking of Pulte, three GOP senators voted Thursday for a measure barring him from serving simultaneously as acting national intelligence director while leading FHFA.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senators
legislators
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State legislators currently in a special session will not work on Juneteenth, and state offices will be closed.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Sessions in both chambers of Congress were temporarily halted by raucous legislators celebrating the German victory, according to the journalist David Margolick’s book on the Louis-Schmeling rivalry.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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“Senators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senators. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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