exclaves

Definition of exclavesnext
plural of exclave

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclaves
Noun
  • The new work identifies a vast network of secondary roads linking villas, farms and military outposts.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Burns seems like someone who would fit in at Basgiath, or at one of the outposts on Navarre’s front lines.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The birds use sharp chirps, followed by low whistles, to mark territories, attract mates, and warn other birds.
    Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The deal gives Radial Entertainment digital rights to the franchise across all platforms and territories, with Goldstein Pictures retaining linear television rights to the show as well as the underlying intellectual property.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • During this time, monarchs cluster together in packed colonies for warmth—in a good year, thousands of monarchs might rest on a single tree, creating a kaleidoscope of brilliantly colored wings.
    Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
  • With the launch of the Culling Game in the aftermath, 10 colonies from across Japan are transformed into dens of curses as part of a plot orchestrated by the most wicked sorcerer in history, Noritoshi Kamo.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Here is the match schedule for games in KC, as well as information about tickets, the FIFA fan fest, team base camps and area transportation.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
  • A couple of 2025 winners bring healing through free summer camps for kids with a parent with cancer.
    Sharon Chin, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The region was once dominated by slave plantations; during the two World Wars, Yemassee was best known for its train depot, which welcomed marine recruits on their way to basic training.
    Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Historians believe the plate lunch evolved from the Japanese bento box — another form of takeaway eating — in the 1880s, when giant fruit and sugar companies owned huge plantations in Hawaii.
    Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, amid ongoing political violence on either side of the historically contentious border, a rise in unfettered hate speech on social media has further fractured the countries’ diasporas.
    Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
  • His new book paints a varied portrait through courtyards, alleyways and community buildings, whether clan associations or methodist churches, that have offered refuge and camaraderie to generations of Asian diasporas.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Neither Saudi nor the UAE has a free press, and both enforce strict laws governing social media posts that are deemed to threaten national security or defame their rulers.
    Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Some flags will be attached to lamp posts, but there is money in the project budget for temporary flag poles as well.
    Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Exclaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclaves. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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