as in empire
an extremely powerful nation
The country had become an economic superpower.
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Recent Examples of superpower
Which Tariffs Will Increase? U.S. penalties on China will increase to a whopping 125 percent amid escalating trade tensions between the two economic superpowers.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
While the exaggeration got a laugh, the comments were filled with others swearing by the bag’s real-life storage superpowers.
—Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025
Seoul, South Korea CNN — The sweeping tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday target not only economic superpowers but also financial minnows.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
We are focused on restoring the golden age of America and making America a manufacturing superpower.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
While the exaggeration got a laugh, the comments were filled with others swearing by the bag’s real-life storage superpowers.
—Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025
Seoul, South Korea CNN — The sweeping tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday target not only economic superpowers but also financial minnows.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
We are focused on restoring the golden age of America and making America a manufacturing superpower.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superpower
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Of all the rich people in Donald Trump’s cabinet, no one seems to have more on the line in the trade war than Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, who built up a three-pillared empire over more than 40 years on Wall Street.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Such a devastating turn by the advocate who was instrumental in building Reigns' dominant empire, tearing it down to crown Punk, would fundamentally shake the power structure of WWE to its very core.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
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Everybody else has no choice, really, other than to bring a cruel, narcissistic far-right leader to power.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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Intake leverages the power of Ivalua’s gen AI and low code/no code configuration to automate and orchestrate processes across any system.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Apr. 2025
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The church as a refuge Since 2022, more than 200,000 asylum seekers arrived to New York City, some arriving by bus as Republican states sought to overwhelm the city’s sanctuary status.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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As a result, states often run out of money by the summer.—
Naveena Sadasivam,
Wired News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Within days, over 300 soup kitchens run by Emergency Response Rooms, a network of democracy activists turned volunteer aid workers, were forced to close.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The stage of democracy Artists and arts organizations have a long legacy of persistence and strategic organizing during periods of political and economic upheaval.—
Johanna K. Taylor,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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The two-term limit on the presidency that Mr. Trump wants to contravene has its roots in the beginning of the republic when George Washington voluntarily stepped down after eight years as the country’s first president, setting a precedent for those who would follow.—
Peter Baker,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Officers of the army of the new American republic demanded servants as a mark of their rank and privilege, a custom inherited from European armies and the Continental Army.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Mar. 2025
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At times Oman can seem hidden away from the world, a glittering white kingdom by a sapphire sea, governed by a benevolent monarch.—
Chris Wallace,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2025
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History has seen the rise and fall of countless empires, from Ghengis Khan’s Mongol Empire to the kingdom of Assyria.—
Rosie McCall,
Discover Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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In the benchmark survey, known as Bright Line Watch, U.S.-based professors rate the performance of American democracy on a scale from zero (complete dictatorship) to 100 (perfect democracy).—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
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In the late 1970s, Argentina was under the heel of a military dictatorship.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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But past Democratic and Republican presidents have used their parole authorities to allow people from countries in turmoil to come to the United States, including Soviet and Vietnamese citizens.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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This was Brontë country—a landscape of bleak moors, steep valleys, and small towns nestled in the hollows.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Superpower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superpower. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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