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the highest court of law in a country or U.S. state
Supreme Court justices
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Recent Examples of supreme court
The survivors’ attorneys appealed to the state supreme court, hoping that the case might continue, only for the court to uphold the dismissal in June 2024.
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Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Yet the state’s supreme court struck it down as unconstitutional under New Jersey’s own 1776 constitution, an early precursor to the federal Bill of Rights.
—Time, 17 Dec. 2025
In Wisconsin, the state supreme court is taking up two redistricting cases that could potentially lead to a new map that could favor Democrats in up to two House districts.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 30 Nov. 2025
On Monday, the Western Australia supreme court named lawyer Ian Torrington Blatchford as interim administrator of an estate believed to be worth millions.
—Simon Crerar, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Yet the state’s supreme court struck it down as unconstitutional under New Jersey’s own 1776 constitution, an early precursor to the federal Bill of Rights.
—Time, 17 Dec. 2025
In Wisconsin, the state supreme court is taking up two redistricting cases that could potentially lead to a new map that could favor Democrats in up to two House districts.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 30 Nov. 2025
On Monday, the Western Australia supreme court named lawyer Ian Torrington Blatchford as interim administrator of an estate believed to be worth millions.
—Simon Crerar, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supreme court
Noun
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There is little doubt that the EPA’s repeal is headed back to the high court.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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The high court declined to hear an appeal challenging the endangerment finding as recently as 2023.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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When Liverpool signed teenager Rio Ngumoha from Chelsea, the fee for the winger went to a tribunal.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Republican parties have already appealed the decision to the state’s Appellate Division and also directly to the state’s highest tribunal, the Court of Appeals in Albany.—
Jeffrey M. Wice,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Mystic’s many restaurants (including the famous Mystic Pizza), bars, and shops are a short stroll away.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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Colin Gray has remained behind bars since his arrest a day after the shooting.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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