exclaves

Definition of exclavesnext
plural of exclave

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclaves
Noun
  • Israeli media reported the decision also includes construction of electricity and water infrastructure to the outposts.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The weapons station, one of several installations in the region, including outposts in Fallbrook and Norco, supports the Navy’s Pacific fleet.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The sustained performance demonstrates exceptional hold and continued audience demand across India and international territories.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Part of one of 14 British overseas territories, Tristan lies roughly halfway between South Africa and South America, over 1,500 miles from its nearest inhabited neighbor.
    NPR, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In the years since then, Cordes and his team have followed nearly three hundred individual coral colonies within sixteen kilometres of the spill, recording minuscule changes in color, branch lengths, and physical integrity.
    Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Unlike shallow-water coral reefs, deep-sea coral colonies live in complete darkness.
    K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The traditional school schedule also leaves families without child care during summer break, requiring parents to patch together various camps and enrichment activities as prices for such services continue to surge.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Interestingly, these camps represent the opposite ends of the spectrum, ranging from more modest and traditional Japanese characteristics to wild expressionist designs that clash with the country’s collectivist ideals.
    Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The storm’s heavy rains caused widespread flooding that killed at least 43 people and led to the destruction of banana plantations, sorghum, beans, cassava, coffee and other crops as well as the loss of livestock.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
  • When some of these planters defaulted, Jacob repossessed their plantations.
    Brenda Wineapple, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Media produced for and by diasporas – people displaced from their country of origin by choice or force – is a good source for contextualized and expert information about conflicts in their country of origin.
    Andrea Hickerson, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 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
  • But the project was plagued by delays, and an inspection by city officials turned up large cracks, a crumbling facade, and temporary shoring posts bowing under the weight of the nearly 125-year-old building.
    Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2026
  • There are dozens of public Reddit and X posts explaining people’s VPN setups, and Sportico also viewed Discord channels in which prediction market enthusiasts advised each other on gaining access.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Exclaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclaves. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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