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federate

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ˈfe-də-ˌrāt

Definition of federate

as in to cooperate

to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members in the years following World War II, the U.S. and the nations of western Europe made the decision to federate as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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Recent Examples of federate Plus, there’s a social and federating function at play. — Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026 The order covers federated IT systems and mission platforms across all services. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026 Nobody, however, brought up the rise of decentralized and federated social-media platforms like Bluesky and Mastodon. — PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2025 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, as well as national organizations. — Sharon Hlapcich, Orange County Register, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for federate

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The driver was cooperating with officers, said Moses, the police captain.

— Maggie Vespa, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
The time is right, but the weather might not cooperate as SpaceX has lined up a predawn launch Monday that could offer viewers another serving of space jellyfish.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

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Kabila's new Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, or FRN, includes rebel groups formerly united under the Congo River Alliance, whose former leader Corneille Nangaa will serve as one of the new coalition's two vice presidents.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Kabila’s new Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, or FRN, includes rebel groups formerly united under the Congo River Alliance, whose former leader Corneille Nangaa will serve as one of the new coalition’s four vice presidents.

— Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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Artcraft is also working with the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, which began collaborating with Mockoski and Harris in 2025 on restorations from Paramount’s silent-era library.

— Lise Pedersen, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
Southern Company, Idaho National Laboratory and CORE POWER are collaborating on the project through the department’s Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

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