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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
Plenty of Republican senators, including Marsha Blackburn and Josh Hawley, are keen to pass regulation that mitigates AI harms.
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
California’s senators backed full disclosure.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Click here to see what our local senators and representatives said about their approach to social media.
—Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
After senators vote, as expected, to end debate on Miran’s nomination, the full chamber could move to confirm him to the Fed as soon as Monday — the day before the Fed’s next monetary policy meeting.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
Republicans largely stuck together -- with 51 GOP senators voting to set aside Schumer's amendment.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
At least 60 votes would be needed to advance the legislation in that chamber and some senators have expressed concerns about the concept.
—Leah Askarinam, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Of that total, 10 nominees — including Davis — have advanced out of the committee with their home-state senators’ approval to proceed to the full Senate vote.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2025
Within the letter, the senators asserted that oversight of the Smithsonian rests with Congress from its founding, not the White House.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Andrew R. Chow, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
California’s senators backed full disclosure.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Click here to see what our local senators and representatives said about their approach to social media.
—Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
After senators vote, as expected, to end debate on Miran’s nomination, the full chamber could move to confirm him to the Fed as soon as Monday — the day before the Fed’s next monetary policy meeting.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
Republicans largely stuck together -- with 51 GOP senators voting to set aside Schumer's amendment.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
At least 60 votes would be needed to advance the legislation in that chamber and some senators have expressed concerns about the concept.
—Leah Askarinam, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Of that total, 10 nominees — including Davis — have advanced out of the committee with their home-state senators’ approval to proceed to the full Senate vote.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2025
Within the letter, the senators asserted that oversight of the Smithsonian rests with Congress from its founding, not the White House.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senators
legislators
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Murphy said lawmakers have already been upping their security details in the wake of several acts of political violence across the country this year, such as the assassination of two Democratic state legislators in Minnesota this summer.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Senators for decades have cherished the ability to filibuster, allowing extended debates on the floor that required legislators of both parties to compromise on legislation.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Senators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senators. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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