as in empire
an extremely powerful nation
The country had become an economic superpower.
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Recent Examples of superpower
The American president represents a superpower and the pope represents a moral power, Montanaro says.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Bangladesh is beset by high inflation and youth unemployment, and relations with regional superpower India have reached a historic nadir.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
At times, Taiwan has been able to rely heavily on the world’s greatest superpower, but it has also been betrayed by it.
—Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
Gutmann says that there are a few clear superpowers that great leaders exhibit.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Bangladesh is beset by high inflation and youth unemployment, and relations with regional superpower India have reached a historic nadir.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
At times, Taiwan has been able to rely heavily on the world’s greatest superpower, but it has also been betrayed by it.
—Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
Gutmann says that there are a few clear superpowers that great leaders exhibit.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superpower
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But Fuqua’s Hannibal is recognizably Black—an African insurgent taking on a European empire.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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And like Murdoch’s, the Bolloré empire is run like a dynasty.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Nineteen even-strength saves, five power-play saves, no muss, no fuss.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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The 6-foot-1, 215-pound Ramoley generates tremendous power from the right side of the plate, as demonstrated by his three-run homer.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Currently, 38 states offer dedicated tax incentives for data centers, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.—
Kevin Hardy,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Apr. 2026
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The county last week also had asked the state to investigate, echoing calls from Supervisor Sylvia Arenas and Steve Baron, a member of the county’s Child Abuse Prevention Council.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Rawls provided the most influential modern formulation of what reasonableness demands under conditions of pluralism—the condition under which the people in most of the world’s democracies live.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The survey finds that 29% of Americans call the economy their top issue, edging out the 24% who choose threats to democracy.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
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Gerrymandering as a practice goes back to the beginnings of the republic—the term comes from maps drawn under Governor Elbridge Gerry in 1812.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2026
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The question of a central bank’s role and responsibility in our republic dates to America’s founding.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Under dictatorship until 1974 and long one of Western Europe’s poorest nations, Portugal developed a design ethos rooted in practicality.—
Christine Chitnis,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Apr. 2026
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Rafael Montalvo, president of the Brigade 2506 Veterans Association, said the museum will also educate visitors about the harm caused by decades of Communist dictatorship.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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When her mother goes missing, Diem Bellator suspects that the most powerful and most feared Descended in the kingdom – Prince Luther Corbois – may be responsible.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026
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As Bastian reads, a boy named Atreyu (Noah Hathaway), while pursued by a green-eyed creature called G’mork (Alan Oppenheimer), is dispatched by the Childlike Empress (Tami Stronach) to find the cure for the mysterious nothingness enveloping the kingdom.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Apr. 2026
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This will be one of a record nine international games scheduled for the 2026 season, which will take place across four continents in seven countries.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Italy’s navy chief of staff Giuseppe Berutti Bergotto told state broadcaster RAI this week that his country is ready to deploy up to four vessels to help clear the Strait of Hormuz, according to Reuters.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Superpower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superpower. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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