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Recent Examples of ministate
His ministate is hierarchical, patriarchal and militaristic, a utilitarian utopia rather than a revolutionary experiment.
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New York Times, 13 May 2021
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
Within this unwieldy land, rebel groups may well possess tools for military enforcement and economic extraction, but their ministates remain combustible and profoundly limited, lacking reliable public utilities and transparent justice systems.
—Jack Losh, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2018
New York Times, 13 May 2021
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
Within this unwieldy land, rebel groups may well possess tools for military enforcement and economic extraction, but their ministates remain combustible and profoundly limited, lacking reliable public utilities and transparent justice systems.
—Jack Losh, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ministate
Noun
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Borderless identity also introduces geopolitical complexity where nation-states increasingly assert digital sovereignty.—
Morey Haber,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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During that conflict, their ancestral homes were nation-states.—
Ibrahim Al-Marashi,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
Noun
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The suspect was a 36-year-old man who carried a passport belonging to the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia, Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said at a news conference in Warsaw.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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The humanities will survive not by defending an imagined past of disinterested purity, but by demonstrating their necessity in a fractured republic.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Build the empire on top of all of it.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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What emerges is a portrait of Maurice as both architect and enigma, a man whose creative vision built an empire and whose personal choices left fractures still being processed decades later.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Noun
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Sunday estimated there are 70,000 skill game machines in operation throughout the commonwealth, and said that number dwarfs the number of legal slot machines in Pennsylvania casinos.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Pennsylvania lawmakers will announce measures to restrict ICE activity in the commonwealth.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Britain already has the highest borrowing costs in the Group of Seven wealthy nations due to its high debt and interest payments.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Scotland is a very small nation, six million people who have not been in the World Cup in 28 years.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Noun
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His kingdom, the gesture implied, was already full.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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But Curaçao knows its roots extend to the kingdom almost 5,000 miles away, on a different continent.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
Noun
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No nation in the world — at least beyond a few microstates within a broader customs union — has no customs enforcement whatsoever.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Pope Leo on Saturday made a day trip to Monaco, a tax-free microstate on the French Riviera known as a haven for billionaires and their luxury yachts, and urged its residents to share their wealth and help those in need.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Athens was a belligerent city-state that fell victim to its own aggressions.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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The ultra-wealthy city-state of Monaco on the French Riviera is no stranger to luxury hotels—fellow grand dames Hôtel de Paris and Hermitage sit at the heart of the action around Casino Square—each vying to outdo the other with fancy arrivals and impeccably discreet service.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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“Ministate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministate. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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