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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
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It’s command structure also transcends traditional nation-state borders by integrating Iranian, Lebanese and Iraqi commanders.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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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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Owing in large part to Sabine, the British government financed the construction of magnetic observatories around the empire.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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After more than two decades of working in the food space—reviving her family’s snack empire, and building her own chip brand from scratch—Dawes was ready to move on from starch.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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By September, the Soviets had lost not only all the territorial gains of the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact with Germany, including the Baltic states, Moldavia, and western parts of Ukraine and Belarus, but also the capitals of those two republics, first Minsk and then Kyiv.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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For a night out, pair it with Dôen’s romantic paisley dress, cinch the waist with Banana republic’s knotted belt, then finish with Alaïa’s Le Click bag.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
17 Oct. 2025
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Some people want, in the case of the Republic of New Africa, an independent Black nation cut out of the United States.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Kremlin has drawn red lines on the future architecture of Ukrainian security, rejecting plans by Kyiv’s allies to deploy peacekeeping troops from NATO nations when the war is over.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The commonwealth does have a Republican governor after Glenn Youngkin, who is term-limited, won in 2021.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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According to data from the Kentucky Cabinet of Health and Family Services, more than 562,000 people across nearly 271,000 households in the commonwealth received SNAP benefits in June 2025.—
Keisha Rowe,
Louisville Courier Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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Ansari had performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia, a move that drew scrutiny due to the kingdom's record on human rights and the proximity of the festival to the anniversary of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Tasked with building a fashion ecosystem at the lightning speed that defines the rapidly liberalizing kingdom, Cakmak initiated Riyadh Fashion Week in 2023, then shining the spotlight on about 30 local talents.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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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.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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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
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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
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“Ministate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministate. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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