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Recent Examples of imperium At a time when Russia, weakened by its Ukrainian misadventure, risks becoming a satellite state of a rising Chinese imperium, reliance on Russia makes even less sense in the future. Shashi Tharoor, Foreign Affairs, 27 Apr. 2022 Even the Commonwealth—long a convenient way to sustain a more symbolic form of cultural imperium—has lost much of its meaning. Fintan O’Toole, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2023 Playing that particular Neil Young tune to represent the American imperium was an insidious selection. Armond White, National Review, 17 May 2024 Poland, through a protest movement, led the liberation of Europe from the Soviet imperium, culminating with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Roger Cohen, New York Times, 5 May 2024 But Russian President Vladimir V. Putin’s extraordinary new demands and threats, following his military buildup on the borders of Ukraine, has brought NATO back to basics — containing Russian power and imperium. New York Times, 14 Jan. 2022 But unlike the familiar realm of the Caesars, this imperium doesn’t govern only humans: Talking beasts also live as citizens in the empire. Liz Braswell, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2023 Many people in what was formerly East Germany, part of the Soviet imperium until shortly before German unification in 1990, look favorably on Moscow. Roger Cohen, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023 And his greatest success, the reform of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s, turned out to be his greatest failure, when reform led to peaceful revolutions across the Soviet imperium. Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperium
Noun
  • Giving this apparatus dominion over AI will create a Frankenstein’s monster of secrecy, unaccountability and decision-making power.
    Matthew Guariglia, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This lays in stark contrast to the doctors who have become the proverbial elves of healthcare, toiling under the sprawling dominion of administrative entities.
    Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Some supporters will love the domination Leeds tend to have from the first minute until the last.
    Beren Cross, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The short—and apparently sweet—singer even manages to sit at Nos. 1 and 10 at the same time, which is really just a bit of coincidence that underlines her current domination of the airwaves.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This trend seemed to forecast a decline in reggaetón’s dominance within Latin music circles.
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2025
  • To keep America and its allies ahead of emerging threats, Lockheed Martin is delivering and advancing unmatched air dominance solutions focused on technological innovation — where pilots and drones soar together.
    Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Colombia’s action came as numerous countries in Latin America are attempting to figure out how to deal with the week-old Trump administration, pledging cooperation on some immigration issues but also seeking fair treatment and respect for their own national sovereignty.
    Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Still, both advisers said that the commission has the power to protect Europe’s sovereignty, and to force the platforms to be more transparent.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • As noted above, the teams met in Charlotte for conference supremacy.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The Biden administration's latest trade war salvo follows the president's proposal of for exporting advanced AI chips, a key battleground in the war for tech supremacy.
    Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025

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“Imperium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperium. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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