as in empire
an extremely powerful nation
The country had become an economic superpower.
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Recent Examples of superpower
Being able to take long-form content and generate hundreds of short clips is a superpower.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Putin rose to power during the chaos of the 1990s, when the Russian economy collapsed and had to be rescued by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank – another humiliation for the former superpower.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Americans settled a continent, rose to superpower status, and built a massive industrial economy without a federal Department of Education.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Mar. 2025
This raises questions about whether the interests of those companies will come into play as the administration shapes its policies toward its fellow superpower.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 18 Mar. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Putin rose to power during the chaos of the 1990s, when the Russian economy collapsed and had to be rescued by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank – another humiliation for the former superpower.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Americans settled a continent, rose to superpower status, and built a massive industrial economy without a federal Department of Education.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Mar. 2025
This raises questions about whether the interests of those companies will come into play as the administration shapes its policies toward its fellow superpower.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superpower
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The other is Bernard Arnault ($178 billion), the wealthiest in France, whose fashion and cosmetics empire LVMH includes the likes of Louis Vuitton and Sephora.—
Monica Hunter-Hart,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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There is a case to be made that Musk’s cozying up to Trump will ultimately benefit Musk’s empire—avoiding regulations that may help with Tesla’s self-driving plans or SpaceX and Starlink contracts, for example.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
2 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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Because a bat has a thick barrel and rotates when swung, its motion and power depend on the distribution of weight across the entire shaft, not just in one spot.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Census Bureau’s data for 2023, aggregated across all quarters, showed total state and local tax revenue of approximately $1.4 trillion.—
David Moon (Junseo Moon),
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The number of small businesses in San Diego County declined by 26.4 percent from January to April 2020, Nguyen said, citing regional and state data.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
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Separately on Friday, Canada's government announced sanctions against eight senior officials in Venezuela's government, citing human rights violations and undermining democracy.—
Vivian Sequera,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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These guardrails have allowed America to birth the strongest democracy in the world.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 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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Some franchise will hand her the keys to its kingdom.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The kingdom has been roundly criticized for its repressive treatment of women, who only gained the right to drive in 2018.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The oligarchs in Hungary and Russia support the dictatorship with their monetary gains in return for being allowed to remain billionaires.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2025
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The biographical drama is inspired by the lives of Brazilian activist Eunice Paiva and her politician husband Rubens, who was murdered for his dissidence toward the military dictatorship of 1970s Brazil.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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After winning a 2023 high school cross country state championship as a 13-year-old, Annabella Tomasic had a less dominant season in ’24.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2025
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More recent polling from Pew shows a country with negative but not-very-strong feelings about the ban.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Superpower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superpower. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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