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Recent Examples of deputize
One source briefed on the matter told CBS News that prosecutors were trying to ascertain whether Pulte and Martin had improperly deputized Bowes and Strauss to assist on the Schiff investigation.
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Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Since late 2025, under new agreements with the Department of Homeland Security, Florida has deputized more than eighteen hundred state troopers to perform federal-immigration functions.
—Edwidge Danticat, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
State lawmakers have pushed policies that include deputizing campus police departments to assist federal immigration enforcement, restricting partnerships with institutions tied to countries such as China and Venezuela and increasing scrutiny of foreign students.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
Vance also announced that the administration was deputizing a new assistant attorney general to prosecute the abuse of government assistance programs in response to growing attention to fraud in childcare programs in Minnesota.
—Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
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Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Since late 2025, under new agreements with the Department of Homeland Security, Florida has deputized more than eighteen hundred state troopers to perform federal-immigration functions.
—Edwidge Danticat, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
State lawmakers have pushed policies that include deputizing campus police departments to assist federal immigration enforcement, restricting partnerships with institutions tied to countries such as China and Venezuela and increasing scrutiny of foreign students.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
Vance also announced that the administration was deputizing a new assistant attorney general to prosecute the abuse of government assistance programs in response to growing attention to fraud in childcare programs in Minnesota.
—Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deputize
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Judges across the country who were appointed to the bench by presidents of both political parties have made findings on record about DHS not being forthcoming, truthful or credible, according to Honig.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Summer Lopez and Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, interim chief executives of PEN America, were appointed to permanently lead the literary group.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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They cannot be delegated to artificial intelligence.—
Alan H.H. Fleischmann,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Johnson felt the team would be best served if Knaus delegated.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Deputize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputize. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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