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Recent Examples of department Any attempt to dismantle the department would require legislative approval, likely needing a 60-vote supermajority in the Senate, which is currently unlikely. Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025 The department said a snowstorm hindered their efforts, dropping 10 to 12 inches of new snow in the area. Abigail Adams, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025 Here's a closer look at what the department does and doesn't do: 🎓 The federal government contributes a small fraction of schools' overall funding. Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Feb. 2025 Always verify such requests with your actual IT department before taking any action. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for department 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for department
Noun
  • But Republicans have criticized the agency as being unaccountable and exceeding its legal authority.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Doherty pays tribute to Knight for giving the women in the story agency.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Local hospital leadership set up separate rooms for cats and dogs—and even carved out an area of the parking lot for horses—so that employees did not have to decide between coming to work and protecting their animals.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The offerings include a 25-meter indoor swimming pool, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a wellness area, gaming rooms, and a theater.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Products at the showroom of the Nvidia Corp. offices in Taipei, Taiwan, June 2, 2023.
    Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The study makes several recommendations to improve assessment accuracy in both offices.
    Fritz Kaegi, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This is barely even a faux pas in the realm of dating.
    Kelsey McKinney, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025
  • The upcoming season could set the tone for important developments and storylines that will affect both Dillon's career and Kaulig Racing's status in the competitive realm of NASCAR.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Image Mark Landler is the London bureau chief of The Times, covering the United Kingdom, as well as American foreign policy in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
    Mark Landler, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
  • In 1867, the House voted to completely eliminate the new department, but the Senate settled on a compromise measure that demoted the agency from a cabinet department to a sub-cabinet bureau in the Department of the Interior.
    Richard Stengel, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Another website is registered to a private domain in Iceland.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
  • As a general-purpose technology, AI capabilities are advancing across many domains at this blistering pace.
    Henry Papadatos, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Drivers will compete head-to-head, starting with a field of 32 drivers, shrinking to 16, eight, four and then the final two remaining drivers will battle for a $1 million prize.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Autor also suggests that the field was failing to ask the right questions and look carefully at the evidence, and that economists didn't have the same data-crunching abilities back then.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Trump took office last month at a time of persistent pessimism among Americans, with an average satisfaction score across key elements of U.S. life hovering at just 38%.
    Avery Lotz, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Photo: Getty Images Designed to mimic the effects of the elements, Meghan sported a natural dewy base with blusher angled up to the cheekbone, along with a matching glossy nude lip.
    Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025

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“Department.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/department. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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