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Noun
When efforts to repurpose it as a museum or hotel didn’t materialize, Okaloosa County officials stepped in with a forward-thinking plan: turn the SS United States into a reef teeming with life, a win-win boon to the marine environment and to eco-tourism. Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2025 City officials amplified the advisory with a New York City air quality alert of its own. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
The official Rapid Response 47 account posted a video of Trump speaking about the order while signing it. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025 The group announced the Missionary Impossible tour on April 8, 2025 on its official Instagram account. Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for official

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“Official.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/official. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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