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as in accomplice
one associated with another in wrongdoing
the police were able to track down his confederates once the thief started talking
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as in supporter
someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support
relied on her confederates in the medical community for support
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as in to cooperate
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
the nations confederated in order to lower international trade barriers
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as in allied
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Recent Examples of confederate
Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
An article on Saturday about a school district in Virginia that voted to reinstate confederate names to several schools misstated the surname of a former member of the Shenandoah County school board.
—New York Times, 14 May 2024
Gregory Feifer, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2016
Yet, the real participants were surrounded by confederates, or actors, who deliberately gave incorrect answers.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Andrew R. Chow, Time, 21 Nov. 2022
The holiday celebrates confederate soldiers such as Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee.
—Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY, 15 June 2021
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Noun
In 1865, he was appointed as the confederate secretary of war.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
An article on Saturday about a school district in Virginia that voted to reinstate confederate names to several schools misstated the surname of a former member of the Shenandoah County school board.
—New York Times, 14 May 2024
Verb
Complicit supervisors who managed the scheme made certain to give a cut to their confederates in local government, who no doubt passed some of it to their Moscow protectors because the racket was apparently widespread in the city.
—Gregory Feifer, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2016
Yet, the real participants were surrounded by confederates, or actors, who deliberately gave incorrect answers.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
The Kinfolk app’s launch comes as fierce debate rages about the monuments staring down at us from city centers: those that pay tribute to confederate leaders, slave owners, or other tarnished once-heroes.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 21 Nov. 2022
The holiday celebrates confederate soldiers such as Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee.
—Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY, 15 June 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confederate
Noun
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While watching her goodbye messages, Amy received one from the Mastermind, who thanked her for being his accomplice.—
David Wysong,
The Enquirer,
26 July 2025
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Cops said the officer returned fire, striking Mora Nunez, who later was dropped off by moped by his accomplice at a nearby hospital with gunshot wounds to his leg and groin, police sources said.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
25 July 2025
Noun
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At the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Hogan attempted to resurrect his wrestling persona to appease a sea of devoted Trump supporters who were not there to cheer for him.—
John DeVore,
Rolling Stone,
26 July 2025
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Finland, who have not progressed past the Euros’ group stage since 2009, and Wales, making their major tournament debut, each brought thousands of vocal supporters.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
Verb
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Lawrence, who left before Shanda was set on fire and cooperated early with police, was sentenced to 20 years for criminal confinement.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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The law subjects stablecoin issuers to the Bank Secrecy Act, obligating them to verify customers, track transactions, and cooperate with federal authorities.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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The plan also emphasizes exporting American AI leadership through full-stack partnerships with allied nations, combining chips, software, models and standards.—
Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Leading up to the debate, Joe Biden had returned to Europe for a G-7 summit in Italy after being in France for an event days earlier honoring Allied veterans in France on the 80th anniversary of D-Day.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Even Republican allies have pressured the president this week over the Epstein files.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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To Trump’s allies in the right-wing media, many of whom had been predicting spectacular revelations about Epstein for years, this seemed like a dodge.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
19 July 2025
Verb
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Despite the unprecedented tragedy, the team united in their decision to compete.—
Eric Noll,
ABC News,
15 July 2025
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The Sunshine Genetics Consortium, formed under the Act, unites leading researchers, clinicians, and biotech innovators from across Florida’s top institutions.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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However, some critics have raised concerns that national partisan elections could drown out information about local candidates, while others have suggested there are political motives behind the date changes.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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Courier is open about its partisan lens and its funding from Democratic donors.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Collaborate Securely With Federated Learning Models Leverage federated learning to train machine learning models collaboratively across institutions without sharing raw data.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Key steps include: Building A Robust Data Ecosystem Determining the optimal data ecosystem architecture, whether centralized or federated, involves balancing coordination with domain-specific needs, governance and scalability to maximize data value.—
Tina Chakrabarty,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Confederate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confederate. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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