as in empire
an extremely powerful nation
The country had become an economic superpower.
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Recent Examples of superpower
One of many telling examples as to how breathtakingly silly this movie can be: Dmitri’s superpower is best illustrated by showing Hechinger lip-sync to studio recordings of Harry Styles and Tony Bennett hits.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2024
Madame Web ends with the birth of Peter Parker and Dakota Johnson fulfilling her role as mentor to three Spider-Women who end the movie without getting superpowers.
—James Grebey, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
His victory was also a proud moment for China, affirming its status as a chess superpower.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Olms, the cave-dwelling salamanders, are the longest-living amphibians In the lightless caves of Croatia and Slovenia, the olm cave salamander has adapted superpowers to thrive in an isolated environment across generations over some 20 million years.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2024
Madame Web ends with the birth of Peter Parker and Dakota Johnson fulfilling her role as mentor to three Spider-Women who end the movie without getting superpowers.
—James Grebey, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
His victory was also a proud moment for China, affirming its status as a chess superpower.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Olms, the cave-dwelling salamanders, are the longest-living amphibians In the lightless caves of Croatia and Slovenia, the olm cave salamander has adapted superpowers to thrive in an isolated environment across generations over some 20 million years.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superpower
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These alienating qualities don’t hold Prophecy or its characters back; the Sisters’ moral turpitude drives both the empire and the intrigue forward.Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
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Go deeper James Lindsay built a multi-million dollar snack empire merging hip-hop and culture James Lindsay, the founder and CEO of Rap Snacks, has carved out a unique niche in the consumer goods industry by merging his passion for snacking and hip-hop culture.Axios, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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For those of you banking on Yankee Stadium firing up his power production, don’t bet on it.Tony Blengino, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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The government typically classifies border protection, medical care, air traffic control, law enforcement, and power grid maintenance as essential.Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Dec. 2024
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The bay states did achieve some reductions, mainly by improving wastewater treatment plants, but reductions in pollution from stormwater and agricultural operations have been a challenge.Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2024
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What's next: Some red states are angling to push through voucher legislation next year or have already done so.April Rubin, Axios, 26 Dec. 2024
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Mixed year: Democracy and incumbency in Asia From India and Japan to South Korea and Indonesia, and Pakistan and Sri Lanka to Taiwan, elections dominated 2024.Curtis S. Chin and Jose B. Collazo, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2024
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In July 2022, Yang, alongside Democrats, Republicans and Independents, launched the new Forward Party to give Americans more choice in our democracy.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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That year was in the middle of the Interregnum, a period when Britain was a republic without a king.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
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There are various plots to overthrow the emperors and either wrest control and put the empire in the hands of a single man or return Rome to its days as a republic.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
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Foreign Magic in Imperial Rome Livia Gershon July 27, 2024 Roman ideas about witchcraft were often associated with distant regions, including India and the Kush kingdom in northeast Africa.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Dec. 2024
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Zumbi, the hero of the kingdom, is still remembered by most Brazilians as a symbol of the power of Black excellence and leadership.Isaac Mizrahi, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Older generations lived under the violent military dictatorships of the nineteen-sixties, seventies, and eighties, and young people are aware of this legacy.E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Of 5,000 people held at the school during the dictatorship, fewer than 250 survived.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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In Aghdam, across Nagorno-Karabakh, and in countless regions worldwide— where up to 110 million mines remain buried across 60 countries— the promise of renewal is etched into the soil, waiting to be healed.Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Some countries, including the US, India, and China, have imposed specific requirements on mapping providers over the years.Paresh Dave, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Superpower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superpower. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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