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Recent Examples of Synonyms for old countries
Noun
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This is true, at least, in more than eighty-five countries around the world.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026 -
At the latter stages of the transition, aging richer countries now require workers from overseas – but are coming up against a nativist backlash.—
John Rennie Short,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As soon as Ohtani and Yamamoto signed with the Dodgers, Torrance officially became friendship cities with the players' hometowns, Oshu and Bizen, in Japan.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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The plan is to try to hit as many hometowns as possible.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Old countries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20countries. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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