CONFEDERATED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

confederated

verb

past tense of confederate

as in united

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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The 15 films from across the world are united by the courage, imagination and urgency of their filmmakers.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
The threads are united by the single house where the protagonists live, which in both timelines is falling apart.

— Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

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Saudi Arabia does not have formal diplomatic ties with Israel, but the countries have long cooperated on security and intelligence matters through alternative channels.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
The semi driver was not injured and has cooperated with the investigation.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

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Is the integration management office strategically empowered with the authority, accountability and federated PMO ecosystem needed to orchestrate people, partners and workstreams across both entities through go-live?

— Tipu Usha Vaithee Swaran, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
The nonprofit Ebell Club was chartered and federated on March 9, 1984, and since that time, members have raised more than $300,000 for numerous philanthropies both within the community and national organizations.

— Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026

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Roberts collaborated with renowned flute player Katisse Buckingham, who played jazz flute and Tim Loo, who assembled a group of musicians.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Designers such as Jean-Paul Gaultier and Matières Fécales’ Hannah Rose Dalton and Steven Raj Bhaskaran — who have recently collaborated with Louboutin — also joined to show support for the shoe master.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026

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Fighting has restarted along multiple front lines as the Houthis battle forces allied with the Yemeni government for territory.

— Shuaib Almosawa, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
But expanding domestic and allied capacity to manufacture the most critical medicines and ingredients — and maintain adequate strategic reserves — would dramatically reduce China’s leverage in any future crisis.

— Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

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