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present tense form of state (3rd person singular).
plural of state.

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Definitions

states

NOUN

condition or mode of being

Synonyms

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case

STRONG

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

frame of mind state of affairs

Antonyms

STRONG

good fortune

NOUN

dignity, grandeur

Synonyms

STRONG

cachet ceremony consequence display glory majesty pomp position prestige rank splendor standing stature status style

Antonyms

STRONG

dullness insignificance unimportance

NOUN

government, country

Synonyms

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community federation land nation territory union

STRONG

commonwealth republic sovereignty

WEAK

body politic

VERB

declare, assert

Synonyms

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affirm articulate describe explain expound express give present put say set forth speak specify tell voice

STRONG

air asseverate aver deliver elucidate enounce enumerate enunciate interpret narrate pitch pronounce propound recite recount rehearse relate report spiel utter vent ventilate

WEAK

bring out chime in come out with give blow-by-blow give rundown throw out

Antonyms

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be quiet confuse listen misrepresent refrain take withhold

STRONG

conceal hide mumble suppress

WEAK

ask question

Example Sentences

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Some 30 states allow absentee ballots received after election day to be counted.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

About 30 states currently count these ballots, and by a 5–4 vote, the justices let them continue to do so.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

In the 2024 general election, more than 750,000 ballots were mailed on time and arrived shortly after Election Day in states with grace periods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Gen. Rob Bonta said Monday that states have been “primarily responsible for regulating elections” since the nation’s founding, and his office was “pleased that the U.S. Supreme Court has respected that authority.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Now I can see him take in the actuality: the piled boxes and rusty tins, the clothing in various states of rumpled.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse