exclave

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Recent Examples of exclave Around 7,000 troops are taking part in the exercises, which are being held at locations in Belarus, as well as in Russia's Kaliningrad Baltic exclave and in the Baltic and Barents seas. Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025 That route will connect Azerbaijan and its autonomous Nakhchivan exclave, which are separated by a 20-mile-wide patch of Armenian territory. Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025 The most potent symbol is the Zangezur Corridor, a project that would build a transport passage through Armenian territory to Azerbaijan’s ethnic exclave, Nakhchivan. Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2025 But the once sure-footed dynamic has given way to some second guessing their relationship with the American exclave, even for family. Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for exclave
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclave
Noun
  • For nearly a millennia and half, even in the centuries when physicians were beginning to supplant priests in treating the ill, epileptic convulsions (unexpected, frightening, enigmatic) remained the territory of the priest.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Currently in post-production, the film is already set for distribution across German-speaking territories, with Pandora Film (Germany), Filmladen Filmverleih (Austria), and Filmcoopi (Switzerland) aboard.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The lakeside metropolis’ green cred gets an eco-luxe boost with this first Canadian outpost of the 1 Hotels brand.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The diner currently operates outposts in downtown Austin, Oltorf Street and Burnet Road.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Since then, scientists have been in two camps, championing conflicting theories on the thickness of Europa's ice shell.
    Julian Dossett, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Peet’s Coffee was founded by Dutch immigrant Alfred Peet, a German labor-camp survivor whose family had run a coffee-roasting business.
    Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Visit the Mott-Warsh Gallery in Flint, which houses a collection of fine art created by members of the African diaspora.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Connecticut is home to more than 100,000 Muslims from different diasporas, as well as recent arrivals from the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia, united by the religion of Islam.
    Mariana Navarrete Villegas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Additionally, winged aphids can appear when colonies are established and fly to infect new plants.
    Jon VanZile, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 2026
  • An increasing number of bears had previously been observed spending more time on land during the summer, plundering birds’ nests in west Svalbard, and data had shown more adult females in east Svalbard spending more time in areas with bird colonies.
    Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • That summer, the NYAG’s general counsel finally found an objectionable line in one of Goldis’s blog posts, titled Free to Ban.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The driverless Waymo, which was traveling at 17 miles per hour, quickly hit the brakes and collided with the child at a speed of roughly 6 miles per hour (Waymo claimed in its blog post that a human driver in the same situation would have only had time to slow to 14 mph).
    Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Antoine’s trees were eventually felled after the plantation changed hands multiple times after the death of enslaver Roman.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
  • One of them, the Luisita Golf Course and Country Club, was built over a former sugar plantation where 14 striking workers were massacred in 2004.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026

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“Exclave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclave. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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