1
as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a debate society
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as in community
the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions
an evening marked by a lovely dinner and the society of our closest friends
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3
as in civilization
the way people live at a particular time and place
a pre-automobile society in which ordinary people rarely strayed far from home
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Recent Examples of society
What gives me hope is the profound way art and culture have shaped Iranian society despite immense limitations.
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Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
Journalists serve the public good by uncovering disturbing truths, and this work contributes to the improvement of society, but the more these disturbing truths are uncovered, the worse things seem.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
Leverage the alteration in society, shifts in dress code policy and the transition to accessible and aspirational wardrobe staples to level up in all ways — professionally and personally.
—Marissa Andrada, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2025
In the Criminal Justice course, students can explore crime, law enforcement, and the court and corrections systems while analyzing the impact of laws and policies on society, a course description said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
Journalists serve the public good by uncovering disturbing truths, and this work contributes to the improvement of society, but the more these disturbing truths are uncovered, the worse things seem.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
Leverage the alteration in society, shifts in dress code policy and the transition to accessible and aspirational wardrobe staples to level up in all ways — professionally and personally.
—Marissa Andrada, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2025
In the Criminal Justice course, students can explore crime, law enforcement, and the court and corrections systems while analyzing the impact of laws and policies on society, a course description said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for society
Noun
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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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An Ohio community remembers Fiona, a Great Pyrenees-golden retriever mix therapy dog, who completed a goal of over 1,000 therapeutic visits.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The film, directed by Mo Sha, follows a seven-year-old girl who grows up in a deaf community with her father and whose life is disrupted when her estranged mother returns and reintroduces her to the world of hearing.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The creatures have set up a curious civilization with a religion based around the adventures of Peter Rabbit.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The stakes are no longer just scientific recognition—but potentially the fate of human civilization.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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One institution saw its NPS increase by seven points after implementing personalized financial guidance.—
Jody Bhagat,
Forbes.com,
9 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
Noun
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Reviews of With Love, Meghan on IMDb range from warm to wary, with some critics calling the show overly curated or leaning too far into lifestyle fantasy.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Samsung Galaxy Watch FE is a budget-friendly Wear OS smartwatch packed with awesome wellness and lifestyle features.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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 company said a 20% U.S. tariff on imports from the European Union, which Mr. Trump announced on April 2 before pausing them, would require the company to hike prices by 10% beginning April 15.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The back-and-forth over tariffs shook confidence in U.S. leadership, exposed fractures within Trump’s team and rattled companies that rely on global sources for products and international customers for sales.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Society.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/society. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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