as in state
a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government
laws that will benefit all the citizens of the commonwealth
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Recent Examples of commonwealth
Screech your outrage, ACC schools disrespected by just one bid and pound your shoes on a desk somewhere, Notre Dame haters, especially those in the commonwealth of Kentucky and in the sunny setting of Miami.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Nearly half of Virginia voters said that the economy was the most important issue facing the commonwealth.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2025
The commonwealth's gubernatorial race — one of just two held the year after presidential elections — is often seen as a temperature check on how voters feel about leaders in Washington.
—Jahd Khalil, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
The commonwealth is listed as the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Nearly half of Virginia voters said that the economy was the most important issue facing the commonwealth.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2025
The commonwealth's gubernatorial race — one of just two held the year after presidential elections — is often seen as a temperature check on how voters feel about leaders in Washington.
—Jahd Khalil, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
The commonwealth is listed as the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commonwealth
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Roughly 7,100 people were employed by those 25 companies, or about 2% of the state's SNAP recipients in 2020.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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The area increased to 80% by 2018, according to state media, after numerous buildings and city walls were restored, and 135 temporary structures inside the compound were torn down.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The conflict has been largely concentrated in Nigeria's northeast, with frequent spillover into other provinces and across the borders of neighboring nations, particularly Cameroon, Chad and Niger.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Protests broke out in the East African nation during and after the vote last Wednesday as demonstrators voiced outrage over the exclusion of Hassan’s main rivals.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Women from 130 countries are participating in this year’s edition, which concludes on November 21 with the crowning of the winner.—
Anabella González,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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With trials underway in multiple countries, electric roads are now drawing global attention.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Commonwealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonwealth. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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