exclaves

Definition of exclavesnext
plural of exclave

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclaves
Noun
  • Future outposts on the moon will need to be as self-sufficient as possible to avoid the high cost of constantly shuttling supplies from Earth.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Fighting escalated sharply in December, when opposition forces captured a string of government outposts in north central Jonglei.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Coyotes vocalize to defend their territories and for inter-pack communication.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Movies from Spain, Portugal and Latin America – the territories sourced by MAFF– are now firing on multiple cylinders.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Some coral colonies have formed over centuries and wouldn't be able to bounce back quickly if they were wiped out, Walker said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
  • While gray squirrels are solitary, flying squirrels may live in colonies of four to five squirrels.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • That goes for basketball and football camps, too.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Refugees waiting in camps for food and shelter.
    Sarah Al Asmar, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Hundreds of thousands of acres, including many former rice plantations, have been conserved in the area between Beaufort and Charleston, and marshes there stretch out like coastal prairies.
    Thad Moore, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Enslaved women passed messages between plantations.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Both diasporas contain passionate activists, wealthy donors and would-be leaders positioning themselves for future rule.
    Michael Paarlberg, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 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
  • Two-thirds of those posts have mentioned radical Islam, sharia law, extremism or terrorism, while several have called for Muslims to be deported.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Those in attendance included members of the Combat Infantrymen’s Association, multiple Veterans of Foreign Wars posts, Moreno’s high school JROTC instructor and guest speaker Chief Warrant Officer Tim Hughey (Ret).
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Exclaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclaves. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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