as in empire
an extremely powerful nation
The country had become an economic superpower.
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Advertisement But some experts argue that the U.S. position as the standout superpower has come to an end and that the transition into a multipolar power is already underway.
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 7 July 2025
Learning how to get better at small talk might not seem like much of a conversational superpower.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 3 July 2025
That race is now spilling across borders as the two superpowers vie for the business and collaboration of other countries, Toner said.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Zeke tries to zap his insufferable neighbor’s flower bed into ashes and realizes he’s lost his superpowers.
—Stacia Brown, Vulture, 2 July 2025
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 7 July 2025
Learning how to get better at small talk might not seem like much of a conversational superpower.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 3 July 2025
That race is now spilling across borders as the two superpowers vie for the business and collaboration of other countries, Toner said.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Zeke tries to zap his insufferable neighbor’s flower bed into ashes and realizes he’s lost his superpowers.
—Stacia Brown, Vulture, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superpower
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The issue wasn’t with FC Nordsjælland, which is also part of the Right to Dream empire and has sent several other players to SDFC.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
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His new Goods and Services Tax replaced a byzantine tax code that included oddities like the octroi, a city toll on goods originating in the Roman empire.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
18 July 2025
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Matt Mercer will be the Game Master for the first four shows, while Travis Willingham will take on the seat and the power of the GM for the first time in Dallas.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Both political parties have tested the line in trying to harness the power of the pulpit, with many Republicans wooing evangelical leaders while Democrats often try to curry favor with Black churches.—
Tiffany Li,
ABC News,
15 July 2025
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But that’s still better than nothing, and these lawmakers deserve credit for persisting in shining a light on this very dark, still-emerging chapter of our state’s history.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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The Coastal Bend center openly acknowledged using state funds to buy land for a new facility.—
Cassandra Jaramillo,
ProPublica,
12 July 2025
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Aside from the most ardent Bolsonaro loyalists, Brazilians—regardless of ideology—don't take kindly to foreign leaders telling them how to run their democracy.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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These actions seek to undermine the very fabric of the democracy on which the Council of Europe and its member States are founded by their destruction of individual freedoms, their suppression of political liberties and their blatant disregard for the rule of law.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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From the Cossack republics of the 17th century to the Maidan uprising of 2014, Ukraine has consistently supported freedom and pluralism.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Our nation has morphed far beyond the republic that the founders initially imagined.—
Joanna Allhands,
AZCentral.com,
4 July 2025
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Though the kingdom’s low debt levels are the envy of most other countries, its finances are being stretched by the scale of its ambition.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
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The Fantastic Four are invited to visit the isolated African kingdom of Wakanda by T’Challa, the nation’s young prince.—
Ekow Eshun
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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During the dictatorship, blackouts were used to control people.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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But if Trump’s Iran gamble turns out well and Iran’s theocratic dictatorship either crumbles or gives up its uranium enrichment program through diplomatic negotiations — a big if — Trump will be credited with having done something four previous presidents contemplated but ultimately failed to do.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2025
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The European Commission and its president, Ursula von der Leyen, are navigating a tightrope–balancing a unified negotiating stance with the political and economic pressures facing individual countries.—
Myron Brilliant,
Time,
9 July 2025
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Tariffs on more than 100 countries with which the United States had a deficit?—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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“Superpower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superpower. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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