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as in catered
to provide food or meals for
a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry
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as in provided
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
all week long colleagues have been feeding me ideas for a magazine article
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as in ate
to take a meal
an all-you-can-eat buffet where families can feed heartily and fairly inexpensively
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Recent Examples of fed
Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
Powell also said that he was not legally required to leave if asked to do so, and that his staff had determined that the president lacked the capacity under the law to demote, at will, him or any other Fed governors.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Real-world impact Fed up with the stonewalling, state and federal agencies have sued San Francisco in hopes of forcing the city to modernize its wastewater system.
—Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Many economists and Fed watchers expect the central bank to lower short term interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point Thursday — the second rate cut in what's projected to be a string of rate reductions in the next year or so.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
This places Japan in opposition to most of the world’s central banks, particularly an increasingly dovish Fed.
—Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
More to Read For Subscribers Fed up with U.S. politics, some Californians are making plans to move abroad
Nov. 5, 2024
Many Americans can’t afford to retire.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
As investors brace for an eventful week, attention remains focused on how the U.S. election, Fed decisions, and potential Chinese stimulus measures could shape the trajectory of global markets.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Markets slip ahead of Election Day Stocks fell Monday as investors awaited the U.S. presidential election and Fed rate verdict later this week.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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On Thursday, after the Fed lowered interest rates by a quarter of a point, Fed Chair Jerome Powell felt compelled to tell journalists at a news conference that while the economy has been doing well, policies adopted by the White House or Congress could force the Fed to change course.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
Powell also said that he was not legally required to leave if asked to do so, and that his staff had determined that the president lacked the capacity under the law to demote, at will, him or any other Fed governors.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Real-world impact Fed up with the stonewalling, state and federal agencies have sued San Francisco in hopes of forcing the city to modernize its wastewater system.
—Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Many economists and Fed watchers expect the central bank to lower short term interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point Thursday — the second rate cut in what's projected to be a string of rate reductions in the next year or so.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
This places Japan in opposition to most of the world’s central banks, particularly an increasingly dovish Fed.
—Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
More to Read For Subscribers Fed up with U.S. politics, some Californians are making plans to move abroad
Nov. 5, 2024
Many Americans can’t afford to retire.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
As investors brace for an eventful week, attention remains focused on how the U.S. election, Fed decisions, and potential Chinese stimulus measures could shape the trajectory of global markets.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Markets slip ahead of Election Day Stocks fell Monday as investors awaited the U.S. presidential election and Fed rate verdict later this week.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed
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The information provided here is not investment, tax or financial advice.Andre Pennington, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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First Tellurium provided critical domestic sources of tellurium and other metals, allowing Michael to overcome supply challenges.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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After about an hour of waiting, Schneider said the students were moved to wait outside on the school bus then ate lunch at the elementary school.James Powel, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
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Once at Union Station, Kobayashi and the man spent several more hours and ate dinner.Christine Pelisek, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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In early 2023, Greenpeace activists boarded and occupied a Shell floating production, storage and offloading vessel while it was being transported in the Atlantic Ocean.Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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The jurors, for their part, filed out of the courtroom and, perhaps, boarded the subway home.Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Once upon a time, long, long ago, Brooklyn wasn’t considered hip, or interesting, or even, for those who lived and dined and died in Manhattan, a socially appropriate place to go out to eat.Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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McGee’s group complied and dined elsewhere without issue.James Raia, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Less than a month later, plainclothesmen arrested Nassar at a local tire store, and Munford took him into custody.Jason Schmidt, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2018
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Hustling bucks and ducking the Third Division boys, those earnest young plainclothesmen assigned to the vice squad who work out of the 17th Precinct on the East Side.Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, 9 Sep. 2017
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Racing greyhounds are often euthanized, either due to injuries sustained in races or because no one will take them in, per the AP.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Nearly three years later, Russia has sustained more than 700,000 casualties, according to Western and Ukrainian estimates, with hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian fighters thought to be killed and injured.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The combination of her influence, teenage rebellion and the blueprints left by his favorite artists gave him a confidence that became foundational.Rembert Browne, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
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On May 12, 2023, Corinne Foxx gave an update about her father’s condition.Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024
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In her memoir, Gypsy — who served eight years in prison, and was released in December 2023 — opened up about her mother's murder, her time in prison, her struggles with addiction, and more.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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His late grandmother was a philanthropist who served as a trustee for the Baltimore Opera Company, on a county tourism board, and with groups such as the American Citizens for Italian Matters, according to an obituary from Loyola University, where her husband had been a trustee.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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