the States
plural noun
informal
: the United States of America
My cousin from England is coming to visit me in the States.
Examples of the States in a Sentence
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The singer’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour, which is scheduled to run from December through July 2026, is purposefully not stopping in the States.
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
For Aminé, the salience of recent conflict has opened up a new window into understanding his parents, who moved to the States in the early 1990s and raised their children in a multi-ethnic household.
—Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
That's also the case for the range-topping TXP-24, which seems unlikely to launch in the States.
—New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Harner has toured the States and Europe opening for Orla Gartland.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
This single didn't even chart here in the States.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The House of Mouse is integrating Hulu into Disney+ and launching it as an international title, while bundling new sports streamer ESPN together with rival Fox One in the States.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
The precise mechanics now accepted as holding back player development in the States — the pay-to-play model at youth level, the limitations of MLS — were not really considered.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Maybe the States even knew that Daria had been refusing to sing the national anthem ever since elementary school.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
For Aminé, the salience of recent conflict has opened up a new window into understanding his parents, who moved to the States in the early 1990s and raised their children in a multi-ethnic household.
—Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
That's also the case for the range-topping TXP-24, which seems unlikely to launch in the States.
—New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Harner has toured the States and Europe opening for Orla Gartland.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
This single didn't even chart here in the States.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The House of Mouse is integrating Hulu into Disney+ and launching it as an international title, while bundling new sports streamer ESPN together with rival Fox One in the States.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
The precise mechanics now accepted as holding back player development in the States — the pay-to-play model at youth level, the limitations of MLS — were not really considered.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Maybe the States even knew that Daria had been refusing to sing the national anthem ever since elementary school.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
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“The States.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20States. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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