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state
noun as in condition or mode of being
Strongest match
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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
California signed an iteration; there are state bills in Missouri, New York, Georgia and Louisiana.
We came here, to California and Los Angeles, for the protection this state and city offers.
In February, former commission Chair Sean Kennedy resigned after a dispute with county lawyers, stating at the time that it was “not appropriate for the County Counsel to control the COC’s independent oversight decisions.”
The Federal Trade Commission, along with seven states, said the entertainment giant coordinated with brokers to buy concert tickets and ultimately sell those tickets at a "substantial" mark-up, profiting from huge resale fees.
The Nigeria Federal Fire Service said it has launched an investigation to establish the causes of the incident, including the state of safety systems, maintenance practices and compliance with fire safety regulations.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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