as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a college of craftsmen dedicated to preserving the traditional crafts of Appalachia
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Recent Examples of college
Your child moves away for college — can their psychiatrist still see them across state lines?
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John Samuels, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Vols fans, and most of the college football world, seemed to back Heupel’s decision.
—Sam Settleman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Hours after President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, TV journalists from around the country descended on Austin to do stories about Lyndon Johnson, the vice president from Texas, and Mischer was selected by one of his college professors to be a runner.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 12 Apr. 2025
In time, MaxPreps expanded into college recruiting.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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John Samuels, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Vols fans, and most of the college football world, seemed to back Heupel’s decision.
—Sam Settleman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Hours after President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, TV journalists from around the country descended on Austin to do stories about Lyndon Johnson, the vice president from Texas, and Mischer was selected by one of his college professors to be a runner.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 12 Apr. 2025
In time, MaxPreps expanded into college recruiting.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for college
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Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Endowments are managed in a way that those organizations can rely on them for support in the here-and-now, but also far into the foreseeable future.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the revered music institution, which premiered on PBS in 1975.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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An earlier card count found that around 70 percent of the bargaining unit supported joining AFSCME Cultural Workers United, Council 36, which represents staff at institutions including the Academy Museum, the Academy Foundation and the Museum of Contemporary Art.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2025
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After pushback from the university — the institute’s projects included work to reduce health care disparities between rural and urban areas — the NIH restored its grant March 29.—
Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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After pushback from the university — the institute's projects included work to reduce health care disparities between rural and urban areas — the NIH restored its grant March 29.—
Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
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But the permit listed a smaller number of attendees than who eventually descended on the park, despite officers working with the fraternity to coordinate, Henry said.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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With this win, McIlroy joins the ranks of golf's most exclusive fraternity.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Fear of government retribution is now spreading through society.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately, antisemitism is a stubborn, ancient hate that rears its head at different times and shapeshifts in different societies.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
22 Apr. 2025
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But for Rodgers – who ran his best time in the two-mile his senior year at Wesleyan then stopped running – the association would pay off down the road.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2025
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Brick Oliver, representing the homeowners association for the Cadence at Bainbridge, the development’s 55 and over community, said Thursday that 98% of respondents to the association’s survey opposed the In-N-Out.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Apr. 2025
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The first Muslim to serve in the chamber, Essayli became known for his willingness to go toe-to-toe with Democrats on culture war issues, but less so for his legislative successes.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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In recent years, he's become the leading progressive voice in the Senate, wielding significant influence in the chamber.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2025
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The squad soon discovers the job is a suicide mission and must choose between redemption or the final termination of their close brotherhood.—
Lesley O'Toole,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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But Pollard discovered a brotherhood of the bandaged — a group of men who had just experienced hair transplants and were eager to share their recovery stories.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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“College.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/college. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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