great power

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Recent Examples of great power And this state-level political group is granted great power to do so, as MIDA can levy taxes for projects while bypassing local or county laws. — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026 Iceland, which has a robust coast guard but no army or defense ministry of its own, finds itself in an interesting position in a world of great power coercion. — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 Your ambitions have consequences, and developments in your career could put you in a more visible or influential position, but heavy is the head that wears the crown — with great power comes great responsibility. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 That makes room for India to grow its defense exports in the region, experts said, as it is seen as a transactional provider, not aligned to any great power centers, and is not viewed as a security threat in the region. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for great power
Recent Examples of Synonyms for great power
Noun
  • George Washington knew his forces could not win the American Revolutionary War without some measure of sea power.
    — Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
  • Iran’s conventional navy warships might be largely destroyed, but analysts say that’s never where its true sea power lay.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Japan’s victory over Russia in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 established it as a major world power.
    — Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Since its founding, our nation’s capacity to build at scale has made the United States a world power.
    — Brendan Bechtel, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Noun
  • Iran cannot evict the world’s only superpower from the Middle East.
    — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In those early auditions, an unsuspecting superpower came from Kendrick’s radical modesty.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026

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“Great power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/great%20power. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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