Michigan
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a state in the northern central United States. 58,216 sq. mi. (150,780 sq. km). Lansing. MI (for use with zip code), Mich.
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Lake Michigan, a lake in the northern central United States, between Wisconsin and Michigan: one of the five Great Lakes. 22,400 sq. mi. (58,015 sq. km).
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a card game of the stops family, for three to eight players.
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Abbreviation: Mich. MI. a state of the N central US, occupying two peninsulas between Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan, and Erie: generally low-lying. Capital: Lansing. Pop: 10 079 985 (2003 est). Area: 147 156 sq km (56 817 sq miles)
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a lake in the N central US between Wisconsin and Michigan: the third largest of the five Great Lakes and the only one wholly in the US; linked with Lake Huron by the Straits of Mackinac. Area: 58 000 sq km (22 400 sq miles)
Example Sentences
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“Wages are barely keeping up with prices, and prices are just starting to heat up,” University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers said on X.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
“We can tell you it’s a tanker, it’s a fishing vessel, it’s a speedboat, it’s a sailing boat,” said Zack Spica, a University of Michigan assistant professor who co-founded Lumetec, which is selling the technology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
The University of Michigan will also publish its Consumer Sentiment index for April.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
“We’ve known for a long time that chimpanzees will attack and kill their neighbors,” said primatologist John Mitani, professor emeritus at the University of Michigan and a study co-author.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
“And California is definitely different from Michigan, but it’s cool here. The people are pretty great.”
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
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