as in empire
an extremely powerful nation
The country had become an economic superpower.
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Recent Examples of superpower
That kind of self-respect becomes a superpower for life.
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Charna Flam, People.com, 6 May 2025
Also known as Marvel’s First Family, the team in the comics gained superpowers while on a mission in space.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
But Trump upped tariffs on China to a staggering total of 145 percent, prompting Beijing to up its own import tax to 125 percent and triggering a standoff between the global superpowers that experts have said isn’t sustainable.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
While the conflict became a Cold War superpower showdown, its main participants were Vietnamese who fought and died for their respective ideas of sovereignty.
— Made By History, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
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Charna Flam, People.com, 6 May 2025
Also known as Marvel’s First Family, the team in the comics gained superpowers while on a mission in space.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
But Trump upped tariffs on China to a staggering total of 145 percent, prompting Beijing to up its own import tax to 125 percent and triggering a standoff between the global superpowers that experts have said isn’t sustainable.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
While the conflict became a Cold War superpower showdown, its main participants were Vietnamese who fought and died for their respective ideas of sovereignty.
— Made By History, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superpower
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The Buc-ee's empire expands: Where is the beloved convenience store opening next? Product price markups vary, but Target says Target Circle 360 members will save nearly $20 per order with this new perk.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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By then, the French had been struggling for years to break the Spanish monopoly on what had become a lucrative spice, planting vanilla in the tropical outposts of their own empire.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 May 2025
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The way their dynamic is structured, Colin fears that one wrong move could bring things to an end, which merely reinforces Ray’s power over him.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 May 2025
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Expect this power shift to drive more M&A activity and deeper integrations between banks, fintech platforms, and lifestyle brands.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Senate Bill 161 also requires the Regional Transportation District to align itself with state climate goals, establish worker-retention goals and develop ways to measure its progress on reaching those aims.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
13 May 2025
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One of the potential steps would be to move large portions of the sanctions, including 200 billion euros ($222 billion) in frozen Russian state assets, to a different legal basis.—
Silvia Amaro,
CNBC,
13 May 2025
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With these forces united, Ukraine had a better chance of negotiating an outcome that protects its own interests as well as those of Europe and democracies elsewhere in the world.—
Eric Green,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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The group's latest initiative continues its campaign of peaceful resistance, using the symbolism of May Day—a historic day of worker solidarity—to spotlight broader concerns about democracy and rising authoritarianism.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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The republic will still stand if ICE respects the state bench and state procedures.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
17 May 2025
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On Tuesday, the Russian republic of Buryatia declared a regional-level state of emergency on Tuesday and closed all access to the forests, state news agency RIA Novosti reported.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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Goldman Sachs in mid-April warned that Brent crude at $62 a barrel — its price forecast at the time — could more than double the kingdom’s 2024 budget deficit of $30.8 billion.—
Natasha Turak,
CNBC,
11 May 2025
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Having covered Alta Moda shows since 2012, Lever is both witness and visual chronicler of the most exciting haute couture weekend in the fashion kingdom.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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For instance, during Rafael Trujillo’s dictatorship in the Dominican Republic from 1930 to 1961, the head of intelligence, Johnny Abbes, was plucked from obscurity in Mexico and in 1958 began to lead the dictator’s repression machine.—
Erica Frantz,
The Conversation,
16 May 2025
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In the Soviet dictatorship, this was meant literally: engineers and senior managers in charge of color film production would be denounced, arrested, and executed during the Great Purges of 1937–1838.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
15 May 2025
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In Washington, the White House said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in constant contact with the leaders of both countries and reiterated that President Donald Trump wants to see the conflict de-escalate.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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These changes have coincided with domestic political shifts in both countries.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 May 2025
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“Superpower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superpower. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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