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as in departments
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 instrumentalities
something used to achieve an end
by what agency do you plan to acquire this fortune?
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Recent Examples of agencies
Security officers and metal detectors on the first floor protect state officials in the tower, which also houses offices for several state agencies.
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Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2025
This year the county is spending money on mitigation and planning that FEMA and other federal agencies would normally help with.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Washington legislators and intelligence agencies have cited fears that TikTok's recommendation algorithm and data access could enable covert manipulation or espionage by China's government—a claim fiercely denied by ByteDance and Beijing.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
By July 2026, their agencies have to issue mask policies following the law.
—Gerardo Zavala, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
Asked about the investigation, the Department of Education referred ABC News to an appeals court decision last month, which did allow DOGE access to sensitive data at several agencies, including the student loan portfolio at the department.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
For years, the UTA senior partner and television agent has made the trek to Asia multiple times annually, building relationships in markets where American agencies traditionally haven’t maintained a strong presence.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Health agencies recommend that adults get at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise and at least two days of strength training exercises, which includes lifting weights or performing muscle-building activities.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
An anonymous letter was mailed to local police and federal agencies, accusing individuals of gambling and triggering an investigation.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2025
This year the county is spending money on mitigation and planning that FEMA and other federal agencies would normally help with.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Washington legislators and intelligence agencies have cited fears that TikTok's recommendation algorithm and data access could enable covert manipulation or espionage by China's government—a claim fiercely denied by ByteDance and Beijing.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
By July 2026, their agencies have to issue mask policies following the law.
—Gerardo Zavala, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
Asked about the investigation, the Department of Education referred ABC News to an appeals court decision last month, which did allow DOGE access to sensitive data at several agencies, including the student loan portfolio at the department.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
For years, the UTA senior partner and television agent has made the trek to Asia multiple times annually, building relationships in markets where American agencies traditionally haven’t maintained a strong presence.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Health agencies recommend that adults get at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise and at least two days of strength training exercises, which includes lifting weights or performing muscle-building activities.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
An anonymous letter was mailed to local police and federal agencies, accusing individuals of gambling and triggering an investigation.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agencies
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Michael Pizzi, a Miami attorney who has both defended police officers in criminal cases and sued police departments for misconduct in his three-decade career, put it more bluntly.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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Heath and her colleagues are partnering with human resource departments so that employees departing trade jobs can get information about instructor positions during their exit interviews.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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Over time, the credit bureaus have become a little more transparent, and countless services and information outlets have worked to crack and share the code.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Some services only report on-time, in-full rent payments to credit bureaus, while others might also report late payments, experts say.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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Last year, the company closed more than $6 billion in sales and hired more than 500 agents.—
Liz Ohanesian,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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The agency’s strategy centers on Korea as its priority, with Japan close behind — two markets that historically haven’t worked with global agents.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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Our real estate data comes from public records that have been registered and digitized by local county offices.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
17 Sep. 2025
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Now the mood has darkened as nonprofits recruit lawyers and bolster the security of their offices and staff.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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The future of this rapidly expanding means of devising software by tapping into the generative capabilities of modern-era AI, such as ChatGPT, Claude, Llama, Grok, Gemini, and other large language models, will be discussed.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Such compounds can form by other means, such as, for example, the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide.—
Dirk Schulze-Makuch,
Big Think,
17 Sep. 2025
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The real estate services firm attempts to allow buyers to find sellers (and vice versa) quickly on the internet.—
John Navin,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Several Palestinians said Internet and phone services began to come back in Gaza City.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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This cooler, with its flat top and accessory loops, is also part of Dometic’s Recon system, which is optimized for compatibility, stackability, and packing into vehicles.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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The company has also installed wall boxes for charging electric vehicles, heat pumps and power storage units.—
Elisabeth Brier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The aim is to ensure these instruments act as payment tools rather than investment products, and to protect bank deposits.—
Jon Helgi Egilsson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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With that kind of narrowing, nuclear clocks are projected to surpass atomic clocks as the most sensitive instruments for probing ultralight dark matter.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Agencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agencies. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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