1
as in homes
the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship
a great love for my country
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as in states
a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government
usually in time of war, the whole country unites behind the president
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Recent Examples of countries
This is good to know because Black Americans are increasingly choosing to leave the United States and build their lives in countries that offer a cheaper cost of living, more opportunities for lifestyle upgrades, and to be in places that are more welcoming to people of color.
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Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
Models are typically trained on data from countries in the northern hemisphere, meaning companies building in the southern hemisphere may not get relevant results when prompting chatbots.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
The outcome of this summit will help define the trajectory of bilateral cooperation, especially as both countries confront regional security challenges and economic uncertainty.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, European countries in the top 10 markets also saw declines.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
But in other parts of the world, especially lower-income countries, the disease is spreading much more actively.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
The internet gives us more opportunity to be exposed to noteworthy terrors from other countries.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Both countries claimed higher death tolls than their neighbor acknowledged.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
The Saudis and other Arab countries will be reluctant to contribute to a rebuilding effort absent an Israeli commitment to recognize a Palestinian state.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
Models are typically trained on data from countries in the northern hemisphere, meaning companies building in the southern hemisphere may not get relevant results when prompting chatbots.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
The outcome of this summit will help define the trajectory of bilateral cooperation, especially as both countries confront regional security challenges and economic uncertainty.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, European countries in the top 10 markets also saw declines.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
But in other parts of the world, especially lower-income countries, the disease is spreading much more actively.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
The internet gives us more opportunity to be exposed to noteworthy terrors from other countries.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Both countries claimed higher death tolls than their neighbor acknowledged.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
The Saudis and other Arab countries will be reluctant to contribute to a rebuilding effort absent an Israeli commitment to recognize a Palestinian state.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countries
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The goal would be to price the homes around $200,000 to make the homes affordable to buy for those who earn about 60% of the area income, according to Shawn Wallace, the church's senior pastor.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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And while its nostalgia makes perfect sense in the homes of historical fiction fanatics and Austen fans, Crate & Kids recognized its whimsy also makes for a superb children’s collection.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2025
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That later became the foundational precedent for centuries of papal claims to secular authority over the papal states of the Romagna.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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And this new era will not be authored by states alone.—
Sergio Alonso Fernández de Córdova y de Veyga,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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The villages of the Kuskokwim Delta are the traditional homelands of generations of Yup'ik people.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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Since the Indians already had abandoned their homelands for the new, nonexistent reservations, they were left landless.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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The film contends there has been an 80-year cover-up of the existence of non-human intelligent life and a secret war among major nations to reverse engineer UFO technology.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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So roughly $300 billion – a 7% gap – separates these three nations and California on this vanity scorecard.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Countries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countries. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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