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as in communion
a friendly relationship marked by ready communication and mutual understanding
the new counselor is eager to develop a trustful fellowship with the troubled teens seeking help at the center
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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a fellowship of physicians dedicated to administering medical aid without regard to politics
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as in friendship
kindly concern, interest, or support
this music festival would not have been a success without the fellowship of many people in the community
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as in fraternity
the body of people in a profession or field of activity
members of a law firm who violated just about every ethical principle that the legal fellowship holds dear
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as in brotherhood
the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions
the fellowship that exists among members of a college fraternity
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Recent Examples of fellowship
Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Former bullies, church ladies, and fellow theater kids crowded him in the fellowship room at coffee hour.
—Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2025
Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Yale is second only to Harvard in the number of faculty members that have received Guggenheim fellowships over the years.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2024
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Noun
This was followed by a residency in radiation oncology and a fellowship in radiation oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston from 1993 to 1998 and 1998 to 1999, respectively.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Former bullies, church ladies, and fellow theater kids crowded him in the fellowship room at coffee hour.
—Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
Our graduates have a strong record of winning various prestigious awards, such as Fulbright fellowships, U.S. Presidential Management fellowships, and international development fellowships.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Yale is second only to Harvard in the number of faculty members that have received Guggenheim fellowships over the years.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellowship
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So often, it’s tied up in jubilation, in sweat, in communion with people.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
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Ramps and baptismal font: To accommodate people who have trouble taking the steps up to the altar, the plan is to disassemble two communion rails — on the right and left sides of the altar — and use the marble to create two ramps.—
Sophie Carson,
Journal Sentinel,
26 Nov. 2024
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The White House froze hundreds of billions of dollars in federal grants, then rescinded the order, then said the order still stood, leaving thousands of organizations in limbo.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s decision to appoint the combative Republican lawmaker Elise Stefanik as his UN ambassador suggests that the president wants to take an adversarial stance toward the organization.—
JORGE G. CASTAÑEDA,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Feb. 2025
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Events like the war in Vietnam, the brutal crackdown in the South of protests during the civil rights movement and the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, which Canada strongly opposed, tested that friendship at times.—
Matina Stevis-Gridneff,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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And just to have that kind of friendship that many years?—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Woodson was made an honorary member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity on Feb. 10, 1917, and in 1924, members of the fraternity, called Ques, launched the Negro History and Literature Week, according to Carr.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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At his funeral service, members of his fraternity honored Grant with a special tribute and a video that chronicled much of his life.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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This film is both for me and for him, in honor of our brotherhood, and our profound love for the stories that shaped our childhood.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Garth was the last remaining member of the Band, and his death marks the end of their brotherhood.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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For all the rumors that swirl, the Tigers’ three offseason additions — Alex Cobb, Gleyber Torres and now Kahnle — received little to no speculation from media in the days before the signings.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Biden Administration helped facilitate access to mifepristone by allowing it to be prescribed via telehealth and received by mail.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
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After state media employees resigned in solidarity with the opposition, Putin sent Kremlin propagandists to replace them.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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In fact, in solidarity, the international film industry can be a partner here as well.—
P.J. Byrne,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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The conservative Heritage Foundation and Republican lawmakers have been floating long to-do lists for changing the NIH, including dramatically reorganizing the centers and institutes that constitute the agency.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2025
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Hannah Downey is the policy director at the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), a nonprofit institute based in Bozeman, Montana, that creates innovative conservation solutions through markets and incentives.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Fellowship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellowship. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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