Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclaves
Noun
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Vietnam maintains outposts on nearby islands, and the Philippines, Malaysia, and other nations assert overlapping claims.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Aug. 2025 -
The reef, a narrow, 18-mile-long atoll in the southern Spratlys, is one of several outposts Vietnam has expanded in recent years as part of its current island-building round, which began in 2021.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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The territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands do not observe daylight saving time.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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The territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands also do not participate.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This means the seasonal blooms of insects like caterpillars – which offspring rely on at nesting colonies – have been and gone by the time the birds arrive.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
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Water safaris Ribsafari in Vestmannaeyjar offers tours of the puffin colonies on Elliðaey and Bjarnaey, where visitors can observe the impressive seabirds in their natural habitat.—
Mia Taylor,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The two competing camps both made hyperbolic claims that their technology would soon deliver computers that equalled or exceeded human intelligence.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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And with a payload capacity of 100 tons, Starship should be able to carry all the equipment for one of Interlune’s mining camps in one or two shipments.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Gullah Geechee people are descendants of West and Central Africans who were enslaved on the rice, indigo and cotton plantations on the Sea Islands of the lower Atlantic states, including part of north Florida.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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De Boré’s demonstration set off a boom in sugar production on plantations in southern Louisiana.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In celebrating their big win, Mississippi State fans rushed the field to celebrate with their team, taking down some goal posts and costing the school some major cash in the process.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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For example, a 2015 study found that only one-third of posts listed the possible harms of drugs.—
Will McDuffie,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Exclaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclaves. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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