as in empire
an extremely powerful nation
The country had become an economic superpower.
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Recent Examples of superpower
The agenda exposes the mutual dependence of the two rival superpowers, marked by distrust but driven by a quest for cooperation and stability.
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Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Even before the delay, the two superpower leaders had plenty to talk about.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 May 2026
In the 20th century, federal research funding and world-class universities fostered inventions that turned the United States into a scientific superpower.
—Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 13 May 2026
The meetings in Beijing, set for Thursday and Friday, could be a watershed moment for the adversarial superpowers, whose fragile relationship has been snarled up by a flurry of economic and political conflicts in the past year alone.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 12 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Even before the delay, the two superpower leaders had plenty to talk about.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 May 2026
In the 20th century, federal research funding and world-class universities fostered inventions that turned the United States into a scientific superpower.
—Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 13 May 2026
The meetings in Beijing, set for Thursday and Friday, could be a watershed moment for the adversarial superpowers, whose fragile relationship has been snarled up by a flurry of economic and political conflicts in the past year alone.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superpower
Noun
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Within that diversity, the most conspicuous large-scale formations were always transnational empires.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Sabrina graduated from Harvard, and Tucker has expanded his bar empire.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Data center projects are likely to migrate to parts of Europe with lower power costs, creating winners and losers across the continent, the experts said.—
April Roach,Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Jeffers flashed his power again, hitting the go-ahead homer Sunday and finishing 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored as the Twins avoided a series sweep.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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In 1900, only about 25 per cent of the world’s population lived in a recognizably ‘national’ state, of which there were no more than fifty (compared to nearly two hundred today).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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But, as in an interview at McKinsey, there are occasionally curveball questions, to gauge their thinking or emotional state.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The lack of competition is bad for democracy, experts say.—
Ashley Wu,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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In the West, nation-states produced an astonishing expansion of equality, democracy and material security.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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So Americans embraced Roman triumphal arches—symbols of that ancient republic—almost from the start.—
Tyler Green,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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The Conte will find you regardless—whether in the gardens, the chapel, along the river, or by the water mill—ready to tell you exactly how this land fed Venice, sheltered its people, and outlasted its republic.—
Erica Firpo,
Travel + Leisure,
21 May 2026
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Many Florida Hispanics from Cuba and South America vote Republican after fleeing socialist or communist dictatorships.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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When Brazil’s military dictatorship cuts a major highway through Yanomami land in the mid ‘70s, her images become an act of resistance and a turning point in her life, Maria Farinha Filmes said Thursday.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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But the setting isn’t, say, a fairy tale village or a mermaid kingdom under the sea, to point at two Disney classics the film gives winking reference to.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
15 May 2026
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Absolute kingdoms of the '90s and early-2000s.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The event was the brainchild of country singer Willie Nelson, who was inspired by fellow musician Bob Dylan to hold a concert to raise money for American farmers.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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The consumer goods giant is well on its way to accomplishing that goal, with dozens of projects across 17 countries covering 254,000 hectares as of 2025.—
Mindy Lubber,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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“Superpower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superpower. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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