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- proper noun
Florida
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
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Examples
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Florida is known as the Sunshine State – except this week, when it's turned into the Shitstorm State as the TV attack ads have become venomous.
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Will Florida remain 49th in green energy as we bask in the name Sunshine State?
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Will Florida remain 49th in green energy as we bask in the name Sunshine State?
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Some in the Romney camp believe that Perry's recent remark that Social Security is a "ponzi scheme" and a "monstrous lie" will cost him support among seniors in the retiree-heavy Sunshine State, which is very likely to determine the primary winner.
Mitt Romney Campaign Sees Florida Advantage In Rick Perry's Social Security Comments The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Some in the Romney camp believe that Perry's recent remark that Social Security is a "ponzi scheme" and a "monstrous lie" will cost him support among seniors in the retiree-heavy Sunshine State, which is very likely to determine the primary winner.
Mitt Romney Campaign Sees Florida Advantage In Rick Perry's Social Security Comments The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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The Sunshine State was the hub of the 2000 contest, while the Buckeye State was the definitive swing state of the 2004 race.
Obama could survive some bumps on road to 2012 reelection Chris Cillizza 2011
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Iowa and New Hampshire may be voting early next month, but if you listen to some Floridians, you would think the Sunshine State is the firs ...
Ron Levitt: Florida Politicos Up Rhetoric to Excite Voters, Lure Hispanics 2008
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Iowa and New Hampshire may be voting early next month, but if you listen to some Floridians, you would think the Sunshine State is the firs ...
Ron Levitt: Florida Politicos Up Rhetoric to Excite Voters, Lure Hispanics 2008
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Iowa and New Hampshire may be voting early next month, but if you listen to some Floridians, you would think the Sunshine State is the first in the nation to select a president.
Ron Levitt: Florida Politicos Up Rhetoric to Excite Voters, Lure Hispanics 2008
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The Sunshine State is a cultural stew, a mix of tribes with deep suspicions and blood feuds: downstate Jewish liberals and inner-city blacks, right-wing Cubans in Miami's Little Havana and the good ole boys of the Panhandle and the fast-disappearing farms and rural areas of the north.
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