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
The market is clearly dominated by Nike, which has also expanded its Jordan Brand into college across the past decade.
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump has been threatening to cut federal money to colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war that began in October 2023.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Each year, millions of basketball fans look forward to the thrilling college competition.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
There is now an academy for young players from aged eight upwards, with links to a local college for the older players.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump has been threatening to cut federal money to colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war that began in October 2023.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Each year, millions of basketball fans look forward to the thrilling college competition.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
There is now an academy for young players from aged eight upwards, with links to a local college for the older players.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for college
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The research is the result of collaboration between the Maine Department of Marine Resources, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, and several other organizations.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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The library now needs to build out the new Canadian entrance to code — a blow to a not-for-profit organization that has existed on a limited endowment since 1908.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2025
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New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago were just two of the institutions to attend this year, with each staging competing dinners where sales talk continued over the meal.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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The trend marks a sharp divergence from the United States, where schools have virtually universally rebuffed students’ demands to sever ties with Israeli institutions, citing principles of academic freedom.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration has already roiled the scientific community with efforts to slash support at major research institutes, including those at public universities.—
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech,
The Hill,
13 Mar. 2025
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The information about the institute which has avoided the memory hole just sits there, though this makes some of it glow brighter.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Craftsman-style home was one of the first to be built along a historic street in the Five Points area, just blocks from the University of Georgia’s campus and the scenic row of sorority and fraternity houses on Milledge Avenue.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
19 Mar. 2025
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The oldest incident occurred in November at a fraternity house off campus, according to records obtained by WKMG.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Burns very explicitly articulates the sport as being foundational to our culture and reflective of our society’s ideals.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
17 Mar. 2025
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What’s happening in society where a boy stabs a girl to death?—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Pistons rank second in the association in opponent field-goal percentage (44.9), third in blocks per game (5.8) and fourth in points off turnovers (19.4).—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Those are the highlights of two new studies released earlier this month by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, a nonprofit research and education association.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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More than 50 interested spectators packed the Town Hall chambers to see the public presentation by Michael Herbers, who is managing partner for PMM Chesterton LLC.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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Whatever your visual poison, a single 5-W speaker with sound chamber will help provide the soundtrack.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
21 Mar. 2025
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In preserving this emotional moment, Rush 50 commemorates a brotherhood as well as a discography, and concludes a suitably epic tour of one of rock’s most fulfilling and rewarding journeys.—
Hank Shteamer,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
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The golf influencer community seems to be a great brotherhood where everyone admires and supports each other.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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“College.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/college. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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