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
Most projects aimed to support countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Latin America.
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Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
The weakness of the Paris Agreement is glaringly obvious these days, as many countries pull back from their previous climate commitments under pressure from angry electorates or a worsening economy.
—Sophie Yeo, The Dial, 4 Nov. 2025
But heat-trapping carbon emissions continue to rise, as countries burn coal, oil and gas to power their economies.
—CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Footwear is procured from an international network of over 800 sellers across 30 to 40 countries by Rachmansky’s team, which has grown from a one-man operation to 25 employees.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
The service—which allows users to set their location to over 160 locations in 105 countries with unlimited bandwidth—offers a 30-day free trial and a money-back guarantee.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2025
Delegations from Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines are also attending, marking the highest number of participating countries, delegates and project pitches in TCCF’s history.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
With that return, Season 1 has now spent eight total weeks in the top 10 and reached the top 10 in 89 countries.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
In all three countries, local militants backed by Russian muscle declared their own microstates.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
The weakness of the Paris Agreement is glaringly obvious these days, as many countries pull back from their previous climate commitments under pressure from angry electorates or a worsening economy.
—Sophie Yeo, The Dial, 4 Nov. 2025
But heat-trapping carbon emissions continue to rise, as countries burn coal, oil and gas to power their economies.
—CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Footwear is procured from an international network of over 800 sellers across 30 to 40 countries by Rachmansky’s team, which has grown from a one-man operation to 25 employees.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
The service—which allows users to set their location to over 160 locations in 105 countries with unlimited bandwidth—offers a 30-day free trial and a money-back guarantee.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2025
Delegations from Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines are also attending, marking the highest number of participating countries, delegates and project pitches in TCCF’s history.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
With that return, Season 1 has now spent eight total weeks in the top 10 and reached the top 10 in 89 countries.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
In all three countries, local militants backed by Russian muscle declared their own microstates.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countries
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In 2024, the wind energy started flowing not to homes, but to a Google data center in Mesa.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Matilda, a recent high school graduate, has grown up with a flighty mother and a revolving door of homes.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not directly regulate these clinics, so safety standards are left up to the states.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
30 Oct. 2025
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But Democratic governors and attorneys general from some two dozen states sued the federal government to keep the payments coming, arguing that SNAP is an entitlement that cannot be cut off.—
NPR,
NPR,
30 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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Researchers cited incomplete data on countries in conflict and low-income nations as a limitation of the study.—
Lindsey Leake,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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The president has repeatedly referred to America’s trade imbalances with other nations as a national emergency worthy of such intervention.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Countries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countries. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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