superpowers

noun

plural of superpower
as in powers
an extremely powerful nation The country had become an economic superpower.

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Recent Examples of superpowers The critical darling chronicles a loner actor named Simon Williams (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) whose secret superpowers threaten to derail the biggest role of his career. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026 That’s not because the disease will give you invisibility superpowers like Sue Storm of The Fantastic Four. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 But alas, not even global technology superpowers are safe from the RAM shortage. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026 Spider-Man, meanwhile, gained superpowers after being bitten by a radioactive spider. — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026 Maridueña played Jaime Reyes, a recent college graduate who gains superpowers when an alien scarab latches on to him. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 July 2026 Without superpowers or magic to fall back on, heroes had to rely on little more than implausible levels of ingenuity and resilience, a capacity to dodge bullets/laser fire, and a gift for making the right quip at the right time. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 11 July 2026 This peculiar group has evolved an astonishing array of survival strategies, superpowers, and oddities. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026 Commercial space ventures in the US and China are tapping broader pools of capital as the superpowers vie for dominance in a fierce space race. — Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 8 July 2026
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  1. powers
  2. states
  3. empires
  4. kingdoms
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  • These muni bonds need to be bought, so the powers-that-be will make phone calls to their contacts in Bondland to buy up these 6% coupons.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • In recent years, the exercise has grown to include scenarios that focus on competition with other major military powers.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
Definition of powers
Noun
  • In 2000, the chain began to expand throughout the Northwest and now has more than 1,200 locations across 27 states.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
  • The Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee could vote as soon as Friday on what states will open the party’s presidential nominating process.
    — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of states
Noun
  • This document shows what a national decision on slavery in one of the world’s biggest empires at the time could mean for other territories.
    — Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
  • The best global businesses operate less like empires exporting a model and more like networks sharing a purpose.
    — Teja Chekuri, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of empires
Noun
  • For a long time, our leading hypothesis was bullying and violence, but that may be a bit impractical, given their kingdoms are vast networks of tunnels that can stretch for up to three kilometers.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
  • These stresses put pressure on all of the existing, interconnected kingdoms in the Mediterranean.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 July 2026
Definition of kingdoms

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