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Recent Examples of microstate
Swiatek will likely also pay an additional 4% tax in Poland, reducing her championship winnings by an additional $162,000.
Sinner, originally from Italy, will pay no additional taxes because his primary residence is in the income tax-free microstate of Monaco.
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Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
According to the 2025 Knight Frank Wealth Report, a cool $1 million will get you just 205 square feet of space in this glittering microstate on the French Riviera.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025
In all three countries, local militants backed by Russian muscle declared their own microstates.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Surrounded by Italy on all sides, this microstate — the third smallest in Europe — has stubbornly clung to its independence over the centuries, even as revolutions and world wars swirled around it.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
Only clergy members and administrative staff will live within the microstate, according to AFP.
—Abby Wilson, theweek, 30 Sep. 2024
Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
According to the 2025 Knight Frank Wealth Report, a cool $1 million will get you just 205 square feet of space in this glittering microstate on the French Riviera.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025
In all three countries, local militants backed by Russian muscle declared their own microstates.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Surrounded by Italy on all sides, this microstate — the third smallest in Europe — has stubbornly clung to its independence over the centuries, even as revolutions and world wars swirled around it.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
Only clergy members and administrative staff will live within the microstate, according to AFP.
—Abby Wilson, theweek, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microstate
Noun
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And for a program run by a nation-state or a billionaire that doesn't want to have a rocket blow up, this is prudent.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Hindu majority behind much of this violence also invoke the idea that a nation-state has a soul.—
Sanjena Sathian,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In his mind, the army was not a caste apart but an instrument of the republic – an arena in which self-command and civic virtue were tested.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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As in neighboring Ukraine and in Georgia, another former Soviet republic, the struggle between Russia’s steel embrace and a future closer to Europe will continue.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Grace Fu has served as Singapore's environmental chief since 2020, allocating nearly $4 billion to coastal resilience projects in the low-lying city-state while leading international negotiations on climate policy.—
Elisabeth Brier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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But Netanyahu’s rhetoric, if impolitic, was resonant: the image of Israel as a militarized city-state will be hard to dispel.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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A number of European nations have flagged new Russian threats in recent weeks.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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But no one, at that time, knew the outcome of this long road toward the creation of a new nation that would be anything but a rainbow.—
Simon Njami,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If models like Claude are able to become more capable of autonomous work, especially in complex, time-intensive domains like software engineering, the implications for businesses and employees could be significant.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Hackers often create lookalike domains that look nearly identical to real ones, adding small spelling changes or extra words.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Add to that a staggering $140 million theft, and the devastating loss of a close friend, as the Duncans’ empire faces unprecedented threats.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
3 Oct. 2025
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Each episode explores how Taylor shattered Hollywood’s glass ceiling, built a billion-dollar business empire, and transformed celebrity activism through her pioneering work in the fight against HIV/AIDS.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The commonwealth’s gubernatorial race has become a split screen of sorts, with Spanberger touting the economy as her main issue and Earle-Sears focusing on cultural issues.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
30 Sep. 2025
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The fall season is here, and while many are enjoying the colorful leaves, apple orchards and pumpkin spice lattes, colder weather will soon be approaching in the commonwealth.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His ministate is hierarchical, patriarchal and militaristic, a utilitarian utopia rather than a revolutionary experiment.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
13 May 2021
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Islamic State also tried to establish a ministate of its own in the Indonesian regency of Poso, on Sulawesi island, in 2015.—
Yaroslav Trofimov,
WSJ,
7 June 2018
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“Microstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microstate. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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