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state
noun as in condition or mode of being
Strongest match
Strong matches
accompaniment, attitude, capacity, category, chances, character, circumstance, circumstances, contingency, element, environment, essential, estate, event, eventuality, fix, footing, form, humor, imperative, juncture, limitation, mood, nature, occasion, occurrence, outlook, pass, phase, plight, position, posture, predicament, prerequisite, proviso, reputation, requirement, shape, situation, spirits, stand, standing, station, status, stipulation, time, welfare
Weak matches
noun as in dignity, grandeur
noun as in government, country
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Weak match
verb as in declare, assert
Strongest matches
affirm, articulate, describe, explain, expound, express, give, present, put, say, set forth, speak, specify, tell, voice
Strong matches
air, asseverate, aver, deliver, elucidate, enounce, enumerate, enunciate, interpret, narrate, pitch, pronounce, propound, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report, spiel, utter, vent, ventilate
Weak matches
bring out, chime in, come out with, give blow-by-blow, give rundown, throw out
Example Sentences
The people make demands upon the state, striking fear in the hearts of the propertied classes.
South Carolina is one of 28 states with stand-your-ground laws, which allow people to meet force with force.
Biya, who at 92 is the world's oldest head of state, is being challenged by nine candidates.
Rescue workers in Mexico are searching for at least 38 people who are missing after torrential rains triggered flooding in 150 locations across five states.
Call your father’s bank to inform them of his death, and get a copy of the death certificate by contacting the vital records office in the state or county where he died.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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