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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
Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025
The police department declined to provide more details.
—Associated Press, TIME, 9 Mar. 2025
Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2025
Wasn’t there too much surveillance and policing all around?
—Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Although the case is being turned over to the court system, our work as a police department and community must continue.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025
The police department declined to provide more details.
—Associated Press, TIME, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
The insurance giant’s attempts to police social media chatter about its business practices and its overtures to Trump’s SEC dovetailed earlier this week when hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman shared his opinion of the company’s future.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2025
Wasn’t there too much surveillance and policing all around?
—Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police
Noun
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This law set the nationwide dates of daylight saving time from the last Sunday in April until the last Sunday in October.—
Beth Ann Malow,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2025
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But the deal would ultimately involve the purchase of bricks and mortar, or their construction: a simple and predictable future course of actions or change in ownership of property, protected and cosseted by lawyers and courts – by the rule of law.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
8 Mar. 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
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By Rebecca Schneid February 28, 2025 10:35 AM EST U.S. consumers have been encouraged to participate in a 24-hour buying boycott today, targeting all economic activity—especially major retailers—as a way to show politicians that everyday consumers can control the economy.—
Rebecca Schneid,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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By the end of the 1970s, Mr. Coffee controlled fully half of the American coffee maker market.—
Matthew Korfhage,
WIRED,
28 Feb. 2025
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Partnering with a family that owned and operated dozens of gas stations, Partridge's company supplied paper products, like toilet paper and paper towels, to their locations across the Midwest.—
Jillian Ellison,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Believed to be built in 1928, the building operated as the Jacobs Cleaners Building under owner Meyer O. Jacobs when it was listed in the Green Book.—
Justin L. Mack,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Colleagues in a healthy workplace regulate what’s acceptable and what grates with thousands of social cues that most don’t consciously register.—
Anna Jankowska,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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In New York, one of the states that regulates lottery courier services, companies are expected – once they are licensed – to adhere to the state’s Gaming Commission’s regulations.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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In addition, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office and the Community Police Review Agency are conducting independent probes.—
Jason Green,
The Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Researchers there were conducting part of a nationwide clinical trial of Leqembi, then known by its generic name, lecanemab.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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There’s no national governing body for swim instructors.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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Representatives from the five national governing bodies (NGBs) will convene at least every two weeks.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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What's most impressive about this feat is that Tecno still managed to put a 5,200mAh battery inside the phone.—
Eric Zeman,
PCMAG,
7 Mar. 2025
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Most of Apple’s choices in the 16e seem to serve the goal of unifying the whole iPhone lineup to simplify the message for consumers and make things easier for Apple to manage efficiently, but the dropping of MagSafe is bizarre.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Police.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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