sovereignties

variants also sovranties
plural of sovereignty
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as in independencies
the state of being free from the control or power of another upon leaving home she felt that she had achieved sovereignty for the first time in her life

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Recent Examples of sovereignties The Black Sea region stands out as a canvas of chokepoints and competing sovereignties, of energy routes and grain corridors, of overlapping jurisdictions and unresolved conflicts. Galip Dalay, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • Riley Gaines has lobbied for bills in several states that would prevent biological males who identify as women from competing in women’s sports.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Since Ukraine is not part of NATO, Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 did not trigger Article 5, though the United States and other member states rushed to provide military and diplomatic assistance to Kyiv.
    Matt Spetalnick, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The effort also reflects a new tactic by the Christian right in Arizona and nationwide to reassert parental rights by arguing for religious exercise freedoms under the First Amendment.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The Texas measles outbreak served as a warning shot in the new vaccine wars, pitting different parts of the country against each other, with a focus on maximizing individual freedoms versus the common good.
    Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • European nations have moved to increase their defense spending and take more leadership to back Ukraine in its defense against Russia on the assumption that the United States' role is no longer a reliable one.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But if only a few nations achieve a measure of global AI supremacy, that could have far-reaching impacts on competitiveness, economic and financial power concentration, control over key technologies for modern life, and outsized social and cultural influence.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • This is exacerbated by a script that condenses events to the point where no artistic liberties could reasonably fit.
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The Coalition for Good Government identifies itself as a nonpartisan group concerned with constitutional liberties and the individual rights of citizens.
    Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • The two countries last month agreed to extend the trade truce by another 90 days, to mid-November.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Many of the amendments are likely to spark infighting among Republicans as the party battles over whether to become more isolationist in the face of skepticism about assisting foreign countries.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But kingdoms don’t abandon their crown jewels easily.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Throughout the Bronze Age and medieval centuries, Armenian vineyards thrived under the rule of kingdoms and monasteries.
    Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Sovereignties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sovereignties. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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