the Commonwealth
noun
1
: a U.S. state
—used officially of Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia
the Commonwealth of Kentucky
2
: the countries that were once part of the British Empire
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John Axelrod, 79, of Boston, was walking his dog on the Commonwealth Avenue mall at Hereford Street Saturday morning when he was hit by a car.
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Louisa Moller, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Carpenters’ Hall will celebrate the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s 250th with an exhibit, historical marker, statewide town halls, and virtual lecture series.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
A week after those remarks, the Boston Public Schools learned that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts would help with a $700M rebuild of Madison Park, the district’s vocational/technical high school.
—Michael Maguire, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
The War of the Two Caesars also serves as a nice mirror for everything going down with the Brotherhood, Elder Cleric Quintus still hellbent on usurping the Commonwealth despite the arrival of Kumail Nanjiani’s Paladin Xander Harkness, an emissary from that neck of the woods.
—Jack King, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
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Louisa Moller, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Carpenters’ Hall will celebrate the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s 250th with an exhibit, historical marker, statewide town halls, and virtual lecture series.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
A week after those remarks, the Boston Public Schools learned that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts would help with a $700M rebuild of Madison Park, the district’s vocational/technical high school.
—Michael Maguire, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
The War of the Two Caesars also serves as a nice mirror for everything going down with the Brotherhood, Elder Cleric Quintus still hellbent on usurping the Commonwealth despite the arrival of Kumail Nanjiani’s Paladin Xander Harkness, an emissary from that neck of the woods.
—Jack King, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
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“The Commonwealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Commonwealth. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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