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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The 1% Club, The Great British Bake Off and The Weakest Link, all of which are currently on in the States, along with Outlast, the Netflix survival series BBC Studios makes with Jason Bateman’s Aggregate Films that has aired for three seasons.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
Where is this energy in the pop versions of funk that get pushed in the States?
—Rosamaria Garces, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2025
His little digs at mentality in the States grated at first.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
The gallery quickly gained a reputation for showing cutting-edge European artists, giving Gerhard Richter his first New York show and championing Arte Povera before the movement was widely appreciated in the States.
—News Desk, Artforum, 18 Nov. 2025
For years now here in the States, we’ve been visited by Ivo Van Hove and Thomas Ostermeier, Sam Mendes, Richard Jones, Simon Stone, and Jamie Lloyd.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Schlossberg later returned to the States and enrolled at Harvard University, earning both a Master of Business Administration and Juris Doctor.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
While the cast was working on the historical drama overseas, major political headlines dominated feeds back in the States.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
And then my mom wanted the family to move to the States.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
Where is this energy in the pop versions of funk that get pushed in the States?
—Rosamaria Garces, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2025
His little digs at mentality in the States grated at first.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
The gallery quickly gained a reputation for showing cutting-edge European artists, giving Gerhard Richter his first New York show and championing Arte Povera before the movement was widely appreciated in the States.
—News Desk, Artforum, 18 Nov. 2025
For years now here in the States, we’ve been visited by Ivo Van Hove and Thomas Ostermeier, Sam Mendes, Richard Jones, Simon Stone, and Jamie Lloyd.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Schlossberg later returned to the States and enrolled at Harvard University, earning both a Master of Business Administration and Juris Doctor.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
While the cast was working on the historical drama overseas, major political headlines dominated feeds back in the States.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
And then my mom wanted the family to move to the States.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
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“The States.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20States. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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