as in regional
relating to a city, town, or country or to the people who live there
Serving on a jury is our civic duty. A meeting of civic leaders that intends to promote economic cooperation in the region.
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Recent Examples of civic
The school is already Portland’s largest presenter of free public art programming, and its partnerships with civic organizations, businesses, and global institutions are expanding.
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Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The three programs together would have created $197 million in funding for these civic improvements.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
Accountability extends beyond elections every four years; civic engagement should continue at the local level through town halls, state and local elections, and direct communication with policymakers.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Conservatives typically treasure civic institutions as a storehouse of ancestral wisdom; those on the left have championed universal rights, individual freedoms and the vox populi.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
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Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The three programs together would have created $197 million in funding for these civic improvements.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
Accountability extends beyond elections every four years; civic engagement should continue at the local level through town halls, state and local elections, and direct communication with policymakers.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Conservatives typically treasure civic institutions as a storehouse of ancestral wisdom; those on the left have championed universal rights, individual freedoms and the vox populi.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civic
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His work has received dozens of national and regional awards.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2025
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Miami advanced to the regional tournament semifinals Wednesday with a 3-1 win over LAFC, Messi scoring twice.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin put on a show for a national television audience, trading goals in the middle period on a night that saw Pittsburgh Penguins fans give Ovechkin a standing ovation.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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The numbers are crunched by Zillow, the national real estate firm.—
Ryan Lillis,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The district would have the authority to plan, purchase, build and operate the facilities to provide water for domestic, municipal and commercial use.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2025
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Another strike in Deir al-Balah, on a municipal building Sunday afternoon, killed at least three people, according to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, and in the southern city of Khan Younis, a strike killed at least three people,said staff at Nasser Hospital, which received the bodies.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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But the payment date is sometimes brought forward when the 1st falls on a weekend or federal holiday.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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Three Manhattan federal prosecutors resigned on Tuesday after saying the Trump administration had asked them to admit wrongdoing in New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s corruption case as a condition of their return.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2025
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Last year alone, the Civic Theatre hosted more than 300,000 ticket-buyers for more than 140 performances, contributing $23 million to the local economy and $1.5 million in local and state tax revenues.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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Under those rules, local school authorities must determine by June whether nonpublic schools are meeting the standard.—
David Bloomfield,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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If this were a civil case, the parties would likely file motions for summary judgment, and the judge would be able to offer an explanation of how the law applies to the evidence adduced at trial.—
Andrea Tinianow,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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In civil cases, confidential settlements can resolve matters that might have taken years to go to trial, by allowing those accused of wrongdoing to minimize any publicity.—
David W. Chen,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civic. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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