as in federal
of or relating to a nation
played the home team's national anthem before the start of the soccer game
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as in citizen
a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it
recommended that foreign nationals living in the region evacuate immediately
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Recent Examples of national
Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
The Homeschool Act has garnered national media attention due to the magnitude of the ...
—James R. Mason, National Review, 5 Apr. 2025
Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2025
That order appeared to have been missed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) a few weeks ago, when the Salvadoran national was put on a plane to his home country destined for its notorious CECOT prison, separating him from his U.S. citizen wife and disabled son, according to court filings.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The national lottery game has had seven billion-dollar jackpot winners since launching in 2002, according to the release.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
The Homeschool Act has garnered national media attention due to the magnitude of the ...
—James R. Mason, National Review, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
Instead, the flights continued to El Salvador, where over 200 Venezuelan nationals were transferred to a supermax prison.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2025
That order appeared to have been missed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) a few weeks ago, when the Salvadoran national was put on a plane to his home country destined for its notorious CECOT prison, separating him from his U.S. citizen wife and disabled son, according to court filings.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for national
Adjective
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Courts have repeatedly ruled that immigration enforcement is a function of the federal government.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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This is part of the administration's broader strategy to ensure universities comply with federal law regarding protections for Jewish students.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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If American democracy is to thrive, all citizens must recommit to the rule of law as an essential construct of a functional government.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The points include allowing espionage cases to be tried by military courts and making immigration rules stricter for Chinese citizens applying for permanent residency.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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If this were a civil case, the parties would likely file motions for summary judgment, and the judge would be able to offer an explanation of how the law applies to the evidence adduced at trial.—
Andrea Tinianow,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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In civil cases, confidential settlements can resolve matters that might have taken years to go to trial, by allowing those accused of wrongdoing to minimize any publicity.—
David W. Chen,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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What's Being Recalled And Why The voluntary recall was initiated by Cabot’s parent company, Agri-Mark, Inc., on March 26, 2025, after internal testing detected elevated levels of coliform bacteria.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Review staff and supervisors are now allowed to resume telework at least two days a week, according to an internal email obtained by the AP.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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If so, municipal bonds are an attractive income play.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Despite significant progress in reducing lead poisoning, there are more than 400,000 pipes made of the toxic metal connecting Chicago homes and two-flats to the municipal water system.—
Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For more than 25 hours, the New Jersey Democrat stood at the Senate lectern speaking against President Donald Trump’s policies in what may be the most dramatic and sustained public challenge to Trump’s agenda since his return to the White House.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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The bottom line: Fintech saw listings get clobbered over the last several years after a series of loss-making companies went public, so solid might just be good enough.—
Ryan Lawler,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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“National.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/national. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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