the States
plural noun
informal
: the United States of America
My cousin from England is coming to visit me in the States.
Examples of the States in a Sentence
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That round-of-16 match would be on July 4 — the nation’s 250th birthday — in Philadelphia — the nation’s birthplace — and could smash records for soccer viewership in the States.
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Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Netflix’s global subscriber base is more than seven times that of Peacock, which is still available only in the States.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2026
Prices climbed by an average of 7 percent in the States and 5 percent across the pond.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2026
Help From the States Affordable auto insurance options vary by state and circumstance.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
That’s the same hardware Benda uses on a lot of its other models, like the Napoleonbob 500, which has long been rumored to be making its way to the States.
—New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2025
Something had to change if Song was ever going to follow his teammates to the States.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
The Mattel man arranging the deal was Paul Guggenheim, the Swiss dealer who’d sold Bild Lillis in the States.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
She was barricaded by security gates here in the States.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
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Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Netflix’s global subscriber base is more than seven times that of Peacock, which is still available only in the States.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2026
Prices climbed by an average of 7 percent in the States and 5 percent across the pond.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2026
Help From the States Affordable auto insurance options vary by state and circumstance.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
That’s the same hardware Benda uses on a lot of its other models, like the Napoleonbob 500, which has long been rumored to be making its way to the States.
—New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2025
Something had to change if Song was ever going to follow his teammates to the States.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
The Mattel man arranging the deal was Paul Guggenheim, the Swiss dealer who’d sold Bild Lillis in the States.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
She was barricaded by security gates here in the States.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
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“The States.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20States. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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