as in empire
an extremely powerful nation
The country had become an economic superpower.
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Recent Examples of superpower
Directed by Kang Hyoung-chul, the film follows five ordinary people who develop superpowers after receiving organ transplants and form an unlikely team to fight a psychic who covets their powers.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 June 2025
Chinese media celebrated the agreement as a national victory, while top officials adopted an upbeat tone in describing cooperation between the two superpower rivals.
—Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Knowing how to use tech without being used by it is a 21st-century superpower.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
That Beijing is now also waging a narrative war suggests what began as a trade dispute between the world's only true superpowers has become a battle of political wills.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 June 2025
Chinese media celebrated the agreement as a national victory, while top officials adopted an upbeat tone in describing cooperation between the two superpower rivals.
—Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Knowing how to use tech without being used by it is a 21st-century superpower.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
That Beijing is now also waging a narrative war suggests what began as a trade dispute between the world's only true superpowers has become a battle of political wills.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superpower
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In 1890 came the colonial encroachment by British–South African empire man Cecil John Rhodes, after whom the country was named.—
Percy Zvomuya,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Of course, the largest portion of Rowling’s empire continues to be her book sales.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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While the Marines are expected to avoid direct engagement with demonstrators, the symbolism of active-duty troops patrolling the streets of Los Angeles has reignited deep political tensions and legal debates over the limits of federal power.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 June 2025
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Money becomes power, and without clinical oversight, that power enables harmful behaviors.—
John Samuels,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Two bills, Senate Bills 98 and 48, aimed at protecting students from immigration enforcement passed with the support of Democrats and Republican state Sen. Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, R-Yucaipa.—
Molly Gibbs,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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Manford, who has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety, claims these conditions were exacerbated by the attempts to scare her, court documents state.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2025
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Liora Petter-Lipstein has a bachelor’s degree in public policy from the University of Maryland and is focused on increasing civic engagement and strengthening democracy.—
Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz,
Baltimore Sun,
5 June 2025
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The democratic values of the oldest and largest democracy in the world will come to the fore.—
Paresh Sagar,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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As the public realized that Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, had no intention of ceding to the revolutionaries’ demands, calls to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic proliferated.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 June 2025
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By this treatment, Haiti was an upside-down world: Black people were free and white people were dead, a depiction that normalized and celebrated the United States as a white slaveholding republic.—
Time,
Time,
9 June 2025
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Powerless is set in the kingdom of Ilya where the Elites reign supreme with their breathtaking powers—and hunt those without.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
5 June 2025
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Furthermore, following President Trump’s recent visit, Saudi Arabian officials suggested that Tesla’s robotaxis could be introduced in the kingdom.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Miami Dade College also owns the Freedom Tower, an iconic building that once welcomed Cubans fleeing the Fidel Castro dictatorship.—
Douglas Hanks,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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The order bars entry for most applicants seeking tourist, student and business visas, further narrowing the few remaining legal pathways for families torn apart by dictatorship, displacement and economic collapse.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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By comparison, neighboring countries like India were slapped with 26 percent and Pakistan 29 percent.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
3 June 2025
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My country, Nigeria, was long caught in the throes of statism—and crisis after crisis followed.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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“Superpower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superpower. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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