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as in law
the department of government that keeps order, fights crime, and enforces statutes
the appearance of a ransom note meant that the teenager's disappearance was now a matter for the police
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as in constabulary
a body of officers of the law
the National Guard will serve as backup for the metropolitan police in the event of violent protests
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as in to control
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Recent Examples of police
Greg Fisher, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
No injuries were reported following the fire, police said.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Apart from the village, the lawsuit names police Chief Eric Rossi and Brian West, previously deputy chief and now interim village manager, among the defendants.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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Noun
These surveillance photos of two people who police say are Rob Baker and a male accomplice captured them entering the Sementilli home.
—Greg Fisher, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
No injuries were reported following the fire, police said.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
Good news California began trying to police ghost guns after those frightening findings came out, enacting legislation in both 2022 and 2023 to curtail their unregulated sales.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Apart from the village, the lawsuit names police Chief Eric Rossi and Brian West, previously deputy chief and now interim village manager, among the defendants.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police
Noun
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The memo signed by Rubio also makes the case that another person, whose name is redacted, should be deportable under the same law.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Landry, who signed the legislation into law in March 2024, appointed five new people to the seven-member board.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
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The news went out last weekend that Cadillac had been accepted by the F1 constabulary as the sport’s eleventh team, slated to enter the competition in 2026.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes,
28 Nov. 2024
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It was reportedly embraced by law enforcement and Clearview sold its services to hundreds of agencies, ranging from local constabularies to sprawling government agencies like the FBI and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).—
Robert Hart,
Forbes,
3 Sep. 2024
Verb
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Boone was asked if Chisholm needs to find a better way to control his emotions.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Judge Brinkema ruled that Google unlawfully controls two of the three parts of the advertising technology market: the publisher ad server market and ad exchange market.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The district would have the authority to plan, purchase, build and operate the facilities to provide water for domestic, municipal and commercial use.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2025
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The band operates its own streaming platform, LivePhish, which offers soundboard recordings of every show Phish has played since 2002, and live audio from as far back as 1989.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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College leaders don’t want to recognize the athletes as employees, but that comes at a cost: NCAA attempts to regulate the market in arguably logical ways swiftly face antitrust lawsuits.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Through its Kigali Amendment, the treaty now also targets powerful climate-warming gases. CITES continues to regulate international wildlife trade, curbing the exploitation of endangered species and protecting biodiversity across the planet.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Police are also conducting an internal investigation, Schei said.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Apr. 2025
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In 2024, a survey of 1,000 U.S. homeowners conducted by Clever Real Estate found that 94 percent of respondents had taken on a major renovation project in the past five years.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The announcement follows a change in U.S. customs regulations governing which items need to be formally declared upon entering the country.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
20 Apr. 2025
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The President’s ironclad hegemony had become a pathetic circus of blunders until the IMF deal, threatening to prove campaign predictions of amateurism and incapacity to govern true, just as the campaign for the midterm elections gets under way.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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However, the British actor has since managed to find some humor in the highly viral scene.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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With the 18-34 crowd, the season managed a 0.378 rating, up 14% from last season’s 0.332 rating.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Police.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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