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as in law
the department of government that keeps order, fights crime, and enforces statutes
the appearance of a ransom note meant that the teenager's disappearance was now a matter for the police
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as in constabulary
a body of officers of the law
the National Guard will serve as backup for the metropolitan police in the event of violent protests
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as in to control
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Recent Examples of police
Greg Fisher, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
No injuries were reported following the fire, police said.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Ferguson has reiterated the agency's commitment to policing Big Tech companies.
—Jody Godoy, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
These surveillance photos of two people who police say are Rob Baker and a male accomplice captured them entering the Sementilli home.
—Greg Fisher, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
No injuries were reported following the fire, police said.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
Neighbors had complained to police four to six times over two years about loud music, parties and trespassers on the property.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Ferguson has reiterated the agency's commitment to policing Big Tech companies.
—Jody Godoy, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police
Noun
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The memo signed by Rubio also makes the case that another person, whose name is redacted, should be deportable under the same law.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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This relic of constitutional law, which the Supreme Court hasn’t taken seriously since its quiet death in the New Deal era, is more mythical than historical—holding, more or less, that Congress cannot delegate its lawmaking power to another branch of government.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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The news went out last weekend that Cadillac had been accepted by the F1 constabulary as the sport’s eleventh team, slated to enter the competition in 2026.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes,
28 Nov. 2024
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It was reportedly embraced by law enforcement and Clearview sold its services to hundreds of agencies, ranging from local constabularies to sprawling government agencies like the FBI and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).—
Robert Hart,
Forbes,
3 Sep. 2024
Verb
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Tszyu looked poised and controlled in the early going of the contest.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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They’re more geared toward controlling it, with uniform requirements that do more to hinder progress than protect the marketplace.—
Mary Anna Mancuso,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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Printemps Group was founded in 1865 and operates 20 department stores in France.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
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China’s new cable cutting device, which can be operated from stealthy unmanned platforms, has the potential to exploit strategic bottlenecks without the need to surface.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2025
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Aside from crime, the advisory spotlights the dangers around jet skiing and boating in the Bahamas, noting that the boating industry is not well regulated and some watercraft are not licensed, which has led to injury and death.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Apr. 2025
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Public health groups had already sued the FDA for not moving fast enough to review the products after the agency, in 2016, finalized rules for regulating them under the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The investigation will be conducted in Washington and Tampa, at U.S. Central Command headquarters, Stebbins wrote.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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The bombers are based at Whiteman Air Base in Missouri and typically conduct long-range strikes from there.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In 2016, motorsport’s governing body, the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), introduced a minimum age of 18 in F1, though the rules have since been adjusted, allowing 17-year-olds to apply for an FIA Super Licence, which the FIA will issue at its discretion.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The key question was whether an arbitration clause governed an injured spectator whose nephew purchased a WrestleMania 38 ticket as a surprise gift and who presented both his ticket and his uncle’s at WrestleMania 38.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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As for recharging, Google could do better—the Pixel 9a manages just 23 W wired and 7.5 W wireless, and the flagship Pixels are only a little faster.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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With the 18-34 crowd, the season managed a 0.378 rating, up 14% from last season’s 0.332 rating.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Police.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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