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the highest court of law in a country or U.S. state
Supreme Court justices
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Despite two lower state courts refusing to alter the outcome, the state supreme court agreed to hear the case in June 2021.
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 23 July 2025
The National Spiritualist Association mustered a final appeal to the state supreme court in Austin seeking to overturn the verdict, which was rejected in November 1925.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2025
This is the second complaint from the state supreme court's disciplinary commission alleging misconduct by Rokita during his tenure, and will be the second time the court will hold a hearing and make some kind of decision.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 18 July 2025
By then, Valdes and her brothers were attending public schools in West Palm Beach, a right undocumented children have because of a supreme court ruling which passed narrowly in the early ‘80s.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 23 July 2025
The National Spiritualist Association mustered a final appeal to the state supreme court in Austin seeking to overturn the verdict, which was rejected in November 1925.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2025
This is the second complaint from the state supreme court's disciplinary commission alleging misconduct by Rokita during his tenure, and will be the second time the court will hold a hearing and make some kind of decision.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 18 July 2025
By then, Valdes and her brothers were attending public schools in West Palm Beach, a right undocumented children have because of a supreme court ruling which passed narrowly in the early ‘80s.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supreme court
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The Justice Department had asked the high court to pause a judge's order that the administration release the foreign aid.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The White House appealed to the Supreme Court, and now the high court has agreed to examine the appeal.—
Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2025
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The first international tribunal ever organized, the first time film footage was used as evidence to show the world what this regime perpetrated.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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And now comes Nuremberg, being released in the same month that tribunal happened on November 21, 1945.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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As for breakfast, there's a robust offering of everything, from a DIY mimosa bar to sweet and savory dishes like quiche, pizzettes, and even the viral flat croissant with chocolate and pistachio.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Two South Florida men are behind bars on human smuggling charges after a group of migrants arrived in the Florida Keys earlier this week.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Supreme court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supreme%20court. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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