superpower
noun
an extremely powerful nation, especially one capable of influencing international events and the acts and policies of less powerful nations.
superpowers
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pluralof superpower.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She gained widespread attention with “Heroes,” in which she played a cheerleader with superpowers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
It has always been the case that any megapower that seeks multi-domain planetary power must have a presence in the Middle East be it Cold War superpowers, Europeans or the Ottomans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Learning how to fall and pretending you have superpowers can’t cancel out physics.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Such gifts are a small but meaningful element of the larger aim of Xi and Trump's three-day summit – forging personal relationships between heads of two global superpowers.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
If the Ferris wheel failed, there was absolutely nothing Sahil could do to fight off gravity, unless he was hiding some major superpowers.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
