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
The final makeup of Virginia’s state legislature is still unknown three months after the general election as a slew of appointments by Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) triggers a domino effect of special races across the commonwealth.
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Kendall Staton, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
This is also the difference between government and the larger idea of governance, which taps the energies and talents of whole communities for building the commonwealth, a reframing of democracy championed by groups like the Institute for Democracy in South Africa.
—Harry Boyte, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Virginia Democrats appealed the ruling, with the commonwealth’s Supreme Court expected to either allow the referendum to go forward or uphold the lower court’s ruling.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 8 Feb. 2026
After weeks of bundling up and watching the forecast, many might be wondering when spring weather will return to the commonwealth.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 28 Jan. 2026
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Kendall Staton, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
This is also the difference between government and the larger idea of governance, which taps the energies and talents of whole communities for building the commonwealth, a reframing of democracy championed by groups like the Institute for Democracy in South Africa.
—Harry Boyte, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Virginia Democrats appealed the ruling, with the commonwealth’s Supreme Court expected to either allow the referendum to go forward or uphold the lower court’s ruling.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 8 Feb. 2026
After weeks of bundling up and watching the forecast, many might be wondering when spring weather will return to the commonwealth.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commonwealth
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Setting an example Leju, a humanoid robot company that established a robot training center in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, with state support, has created environments such as an automobile assembly line, a smart home, and an eldercare facility within a 10,000-square-foot ㎡ space.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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This system will decrease the state's snow totals, which sit at about 48% of the current average for this time of the year.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Salvadoran nationals who were deported from the United States have been arbitrarily detained in El Salvador and have disappeared into the Central American nation's prison system, according to a Human Rights Watch report released on Monday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Russian armed forces launched an unprovoked attack on Ukraine in February 2022 that’s believed to have resulted in nearly 2 million casualties between the warring nations.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Umerov, the secretary of Ukraine’s national security and defense council, visited the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan in the past week and said the drone defenses were deployed in those countries.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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In a telephone interview with Kyodo News on Friday, Araghchi denied closing the passageway, insisting instead that countries attacking Iran face restrictions, while others were being offered assistance.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Commonwealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonwealth. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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