TRUST TERRITORIES Synonyms: 50 Similar Words

trust territories

noun

plural of trust territory

as in monocracies

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There is just the slow hiss and sigh of the machines, tucked safely out of sight, as social media filled with resistance to mask mandates, to empathy and authority, to the power of the state, and the chorus of anti-vaxxers grew.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
The Academy of Pediatrics says decisions about gender affirming care should be made by patients and physicians, not government mandates.

— Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of mandates

Noun

The United Kingdom’s top diplomat warned companies against violating international law by helping to build Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026
The grave dates to a period when people were transitioning from hunting and gathering to living in permanent settlements, farming and raising livestock, according to officials.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of settlements

Noun

Amata Corporation, founded in 1989, built industrial parks across Thailand’s Rayong and Chon Buri provinces.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
Its signal reaches up to ninety-five per cent of the province, which is the size of Minnesota, along with parts of two neighboring provinces.

— Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of provinces

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Only three African sovereigns hold investment grade ratings, according to a background note from the AU’s African Peer Review Mechanism (ARPM).

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Any harm was downstream, but the river was part of an interstate system governed by a compact between sovereigns.

— Gale Norton, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of sovereigns

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To be fair, some British ships were engaged in illicit trade in the Spanish colonies.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Oct. 2026
Although iguana colonies remain relatively stable, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) still lists them as Vulnerable due to predators, mounting pollution issues, and cyclical El Niño events.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026

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