chapters

plural of chapter
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as in affiliates
a local unit of an organization our chapter was well represented at the Jaycees' national convention

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as in stages
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking a horror movie that marks a new chapter in vicarious sadism

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Recent Examples of chapters Workers represented by several chapters of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) cheered the decision and urged Kroger to drop its bid. Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 10 Dec. 2024 Instead of formulating the book with dish after dish, chapters begin with a core recipe to provide a jumping off point for a few days of meals. The Bon Appétit and Epicurious Staffs, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024 The bulk of the game revolves around exploring historically rich areas like Vatican City or Egypt, with some chapters playing in movie-like linear fashion while others opening to a more free-play experience. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024 Other chapters focus on more banal topics such as his efforts to get a pillow. Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 In 12 chapters, each paired with a beautiful illustration, Lewis takes readers on an arboreal journey around the world and through time. Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024 Additional content will be released for at least a year after launch in the form of seasonal puzzles and storied chapters, a move that fits Netflix’s subscription model well. Lewis Gordon, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024 Parts of The Language Puzzle, especially the chapters on human biological and cultural evolution, will be familiar to those who read Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens or Leonard Mlodinow’s The Upright Thinkers. Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024 Forbes got an early look at some chapters and, perhaps because Bankman-Fried has not yet come to grips with his new reality, his writings have the distinct tone of Jane Goodall recounting life among the chimpanzees or a Victorian anthropologist observing a foreign culture. Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024

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