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of or relating to a federation or to its central government
A federal system of government distributes power between a country's central and regional governments. The President, Congress, and the Supreme Court are all part of the federal government of the United States.
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Recent Examples of federal
Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
This includes fighting against cuts to infrastructure funding, environmental rollbacks that worsen our sewage crisis, or federal overreach in local immigration enforcement.
—Louis A Fuentes, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Minutes before the hearing began, Adams emphasized the importance of immigrants in New York City’s history and a need to balance that with a need to for the federal government to manage the border.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Six aviation industry leaders appeared before the House Transportation Committee on Tuesday and addressed longstanding issues within the industry, including outdated federal systems and staffing shortages.
—Geoff Harris, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2025
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The location of the Cotter Building was used as one argument for why a new federal courthouse planned for the city should be built on nearby Allyn Street.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
This includes fighting against cuts to infrastructure funding, environmental rollbacks that worsen our sewage crisis, or federal overreach in local immigration enforcement.
—Louis A Fuentes, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Minutes before the hearing began, Adams emphasized the importance of immigrants in New York City’s history and a need to balance that with a need to for the federal government to manage the border.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Six aviation industry leaders appeared before the House Transportation Committee on Tuesday and addressed longstanding issues within the industry, including outdated federal systems and staffing shortages.
—Geoff Harris, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for federal
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News that national security advisor Mike Waltz spoke Wednesday with his Russian counterpart.—
Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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The court cannot carry out arrests on its own and relies on the cooperation of national governments to execute warrants – which often rests on domestic politics and political will on whether to follow through.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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Cameron directed Arnold Schwarzenegger in this influential action pic about a family man who also happens to be a G-man.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2024
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For more than forty years, Hoover’s G-men devoted hundreds of thousands of man hours to the threat that was Paul Robeson: debriefing informants, wiretapping phone conversations, and monitoring rallies, concerts, and plays.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Oct. 2024
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In the 1950s, the Mackle brothers built distinct but simple homes, many purchased by World War II veterans using GI bill benefits.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Advising the company is Transformers and GI Joe producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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You’re automatically dubbed a narc, a kiss-ass, a too-cool.—
Brandi California,
SPIN,
1 July 2024
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The software, which would effectively act like a narc embedded on people’s iPhones, could have unintended consequences, critics said, despite Apple’s assurances that it would be used solely to stop child predators.—
Declan Harty,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2021
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In desperation, Smith took out the Zaida’s automatic rifle and fired half a dozen tracer bullets over the other ship’s bow.—
David Wolman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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Plus, each bag comes with a unique tracer number for easy recovery.—
Madison Yauger,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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Less than a month later, plainclothesmen arrested Nassar at a local tire store, and Munford took him into custody.—
Jason Schmidt,
Glamour,
30 Oct. 2018
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Hustling bucks and ducking the Third Division boys, those earnest young plainclothesmen assigned to the vice squad who work out of the 17th Precinct on the East Side.—
Gail Sheehy,
Daily Intelligencer,
9 Sep. 2017
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Pokémon’s Charizard is a large, orange dragon with turquoise wings and a flame at the tip of its tail.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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According to police, the woman snuck up behind the horse and pulled its tail while the rider still was in the saddle.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Two people who had been shot were found dead inside a Thornton home on Wednesday that investigators believe was intentionally set on fire, police said.—
Katie Langford,
The Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2025
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The film details how investigators believed Baumeister may have filmed his victims with a secret camera hidden in an air vent in his basement.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Federal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federal. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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