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as in department
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the federal agency charged with enforcing laws and regulations regarding the use of firearms
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as in agent
something used to achieve an end
by what agency do you plan to acquire this fortune?
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Recent Examples of agency
It has now been interrupted by the Trump administration’s sudden freezing, and subsequent cutting, of vast swathes of the agency’s funding.
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
The aircraft departed Des Moines International Airport and was headed to Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Minneapolis, according to the agency.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is set to visit the CIA to discuss government efficiency, according to the agency.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025
The men and women of this agency embody courage, sacrifice, and unwavering dedication.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
The aircraft departed Des Moines International Airport and was headed to Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Minneapolis, according to the agency.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is set to visit the CIA to discuss government efficiency, according to the agency.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025
The men and women of this agency embody courage, sacrifice, and unwavering dedication.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agency
Noun
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The county’s budget and finance department will analyze vacant positions partially or fully funded by the county’s general fund.—
Destiny Torres,
Oc Register,
1 Apr. 2025
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The African American architect from Philadelphia, who died in 1950 at age 68, was the first Black graduate from the University of Pennsylvania’s architecture department and would ultimately become cohead of the renowned Horace Trumbauer firm.—
Evan Nicole Brown,
Architectural Digest,
1 Apr. 2025
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Despite still not having an agent, Marshall had her managers secure her a script and even cut the reel for her self-tape herself.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Apr. 2025
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Oh yes, and there was one other common denominator with all these contract extensions: None of the agents involved was named Scott Boras.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2025
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Beginning the debt settlement process usually requires you to stop making payments on your bills, which is reported to the credit bureaus and can cause your credit score to drop.—
Victor Rosario,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The government requires non-Norwegians to obtain prior permission before visiting. Svalbard, in contrast, has a total population of about 2,500, as of the latest data from Norway's statistics bureau.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2025
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Amtrak is also not considered a department, agency or instrumentality of the United States Government and its overseeing regulatory body, the OIG, remains open during shutdowns as well.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
20 Dec. 2024
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But the instrumentality of so many of his characters seems to have reached a nadir in The City and Its Uncertain Walls.—
Bailey Trela,
Vulture,
19 Nov. 2024
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Jason Sessoms is currently being held in the Van Buren County Detention Center in Paw Paw, Michigan, according to the Clay County prosecutor’s office.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2025
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Within hours of Trump being sworn in office in January, Milley’s portrait as chairman of the Joint Chiefs was removed from the Pentagon.—
Tara Copp,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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They were shipped to Ohio and Texas distributors and food service locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, and Iowa.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
1 Apr. 2025
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Understand that the plans often won’t cover a full range of benefits, and check to see which services are covered and which are excluded.—
Julie Appleby,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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Investigators suspect that Martinez may have been struck by a vehicle, the release said.—
Remington Miller,
Arkansas Online,
8 Apr. 2025
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The news came more than seven months after he and his brother, Matthew, were fatally struck by a vehicle in New Jersey while riding bicycles the day before their sister’s wedding.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Webb’s powerful instruments calculated the asteroid at about 200 feet, or roughly the height of a 15-story building.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The instrument, now in its fourth year of surveying the sky, can observe light from 5,000 galaxies at the same time.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agency. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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