United States

[yoo-nahy-tid steyts] / yuˈnaɪ tɪd ˈsteɪts /

NOUN

United States of America

Synonyms

WEAK

America Land of Liberty New World U.S. U.S.A. US US of A USA land of opportunity the States

Example Sentences

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What era this is from: The movie premiered in May 1941, when World War II had started but the United States had yet to join.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The government's move caps a months-long probe into Coupang, which is incorporated in the United States.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

We just happen to be on the White House lawn and the president of the United States will be there.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“Everybody in the world wants to do business with the United States right now,” Willding said at a conference in June 2025.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

By the end of May 1851, it was reprinted in the New York Herald, the most widely read daily paper in the United States.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock