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agencies

NOUN

organization, often business-related

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bureau company department firm office

NOUN

power, instrumentality

Synonyms

STRONGEST

force operation organ

STRONG

action activity auspices channel efficiency influence instrument instrumentality intercession intervention means mechanism mediation medium vehicle work

Antonyms

STRONG

end idleness impotence inactivity inertia weakness

Example Sentences

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There are no approved vaccines or therapeutics for this strain of Ebola, and researchers who study Bundibugyo virus say there has been little interest from federal agencies in funding their work.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

That would give the Swiss authorities grounds to keep the files sealed, since sensitive information related to foreign intelligence agencies is often redacted.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Challenges loom, including getting permits from numerous government agencies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz said this week that the feds have suspended payments to 800 hospice and home healthcare agencies suspected of fraud in Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Practically overnight the budgets of federal law enforcement agencies soared.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander