Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ministates
Noun
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And there were many others in the floundering nation-states of Asia and Africa who succumbed to the American ideology of individual aggrandizement and self-cherishing.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025 -
This coalition was established in 2001 around the China-Russia axis to create cohesion and coordination among broadly congenial nation-states.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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The movie takes place entirely on a big rural estate, whose lands include a vineyard.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
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Futures and prediction markets imply that by early 2026 the policy rate lands modestly lower than today but not back to the zero-rate world.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Researchers cited incomplete data on countries in conflict and low-income nations as a limitation of the study.—
Lindsey Leake,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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The president has repeatedly referred to America’s trade imbalances with other nations as a national emergency worthy of such intervention.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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Al-Rasheed has also been a leader in urban development across Saudi Arabia and represents Saudi Arabia as a lead on Urban 20, which brings together mayors from major cities in G20 countries.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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The project aims to build a research base on the Moon for use by participating countries by the early 2030s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Consequently, Persia abandoned its westward expansion, while various Greek city-states formed a tenuous alliance that lasted nearly 50 years.—
Debbie Felton,
The Conversation,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Where traditional shipbuilding relied on labor and scale, the new frontier rewards autonomy, precision, and adaptability — domains where American ingenuity excels.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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That phrase had replicated itself across web domains, YouTube channels, Twitter (now X) accounts, Facebook pages and WhatsApp groups.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And which Northern kingdoms does Queen Meve happen to rule over?—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Because monkeys bang on typewriters and kingdoms fall.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the 1950s, this was not the US but the dying empires of Britain and France, which had dominated the Middle East for the first half of the century.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The most gifted preachers transformed that aura into spiritual empires, drawing thousands to megachurches, filling television airwaves and sometimes amassing personal fortunes.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Ministates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministates. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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