CONFEDERATED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

confederated

verb

past tense of confederate

as in united

to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members the nations confederated in order to lower international trade barriers

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Yet these subjects are often united by a kind of nostalgia—or more precisely, the kind of nostalgia induced by pop culture artifacts.

— Geoffrey O’Brien, The New York Review of Books, 22 Aug. 2026
Her five siblings, citing a tag-along provision and majority vote, are united in selling, while Jeanie references a 2017 court ruling requiring co-trustee approval.

— Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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Boohoo, which bought department store chain Debenhams in 2021 and years later renamed itself Debenhams Group, reportedly said through a spokesperson that the company has already cooperated fully with the watchdog.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
The book profiles government officials who cooperated across party lines.

— Emily Staunton, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026

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The nonprofit Ebell Club was chartered and federated on March 9, 1984, and since that time, members have raised more than $300,000 for numerous philanthropies both within the community and national organizations.

— Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
The order covers federated IT systems and mission platforms across all services.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026

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Ball, who collaborated with two camera operators and two assistants on Tucci in Italy, then designed shots as unobtrusive as possible so the contributors could feel comfortable.

— Matthew Jacobs, HollywoodReporter, 23 Aug. 2026
Geneticist Shai Carmi, an associate professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has collaborated on an unpublished analysis of another grave from the same cemetery but was not involved in the research on Zosia.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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The answer is to compete with credible US and allied open weight models, released regularly and backed by procurement incentives or direct lab commitments.

— Mark Minevich, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Another person allied with Bass contacted Fight Agency last month about working for the Bass campaign, Mikail said, which the firm declined.

— Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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