as in empire
an extremely powerful nation
The country had become an economic superpower.
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Recent Examples of superpower
This nifty and unexpectedly excellent eight-part series on Disney+ follows Simon, an actor with secret superpowers (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) who has been trying to make it in Hollywood for years.
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 5 Feb. 2026
The roots of this fixation go back decades, as Japan slowly shifted from an economic juggernaut to a cultural superpower exporting everything from Tamagotchi toys to Pokémon to Naruto.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Experts warn the collapse could trigger an unconstrained nuclear arms race between the superpowers.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
America is the sole superpower again.
—FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 5 Feb. 2026
The roots of this fixation go back decades, as Japan slowly shifted from an economic juggernaut to a cultural superpower exporting everything from Tamagotchi toys to Pokémon to Naruto.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Experts warn the collapse could trigger an unconstrained nuclear arms race between the superpowers.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
America is the sole superpower again.
—FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superpower
Noun
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But empires fall, and dynasties crumble.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Situated at the crossroads of empires — from Persian and Roman to Byzantine, Arab and Ottoman — it has long been shaped by conquest and survival.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Until crude vulgarians like Miller came along, no prominent American political figure would claim on our behalf a right to use our power for purely selfish ends, at the expense of other democratic states and foreign peoples.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Calling out corporate entities and concentration of power as enemies also appears to be a winning strategy for Democrats in their messaging tactics.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Bear, struggling with drug addiction, had no one urging her to fight the state’s case.—
Raynee Howell,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Feb. 2026
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Multiple other states have had confirmed cases this year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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The democracy advocate’s arrest and trial have raised concerns about the decline of press freedom in what was once an Asian bastion of media independence.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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And the essence of democracy — public debate over public policy — would be hollowed out entirely.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For the past decade, Mia Mottley has steered Barbados from a former British colony that ditched the monarchy to a republic championing climate financing and debt reform for small island-states.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Voting is foundational to our republic; there is no good reason for 14 states not to require an ID to vote.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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The royal government was also known as a dictatorship for banning political parties, suppressing revolts and political opposition, controlling the press and having its own secret police force called SAVAK.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Throughout, Hadi calls attention to the brutality that’s endemic in Iraqi daily life under a dictatorship.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday a major investment package in Syria spanning energy, aviation, real estate and telecommunications, as the kingdom positions itself as a leading backer of Syria’s new leadership.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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Since then, Mukaab, a massive cuboid building, has been cancelled elsewhere in the kingdom due to cost concerns.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2026
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According to internal administration documents reviewed by The Associated Press, there are 47 third-country agreements at various stages of negotiation.—
STEPHEN GROVES,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, each of these three countries have sought to offer support to Cuba in recent days.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Superpower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superpower. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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