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
But Cox has quickly gained a national following — winning praise from both Democrats and Republicans — with his nonpartisan calls for unity in the days since Kirk was killed during an event at a Utah college campus.
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Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
To Heck with Georgia Tech Like a lot of college football traditions, this one is rooted in a rivalry.
—Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Kirk, one of the most prominent political activists and organizers on the right, had been addressing thousands of college students at an outdoor event.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Kirk was known for mobilizing young conservatives and was appearing on college campuses with Turning Point USA.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
To Heck with Georgia Tech Like a lot of college football traditions, this one is rooted in a rivalry.
—Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Kirk, one of the most prominent political activists and organizers on the right, had been addressing thousands of college students at an outdoor event.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Kirk was known for mobilizing young conservatives and was appearing on college campuses with Turning Point USA.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for college
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Pilots allow organizations to learn, adapt, and de-risk before scaling up.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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He has been convicted of plotting a coup and taking part in an armed criminal organization, among other serious crimes.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s attempts to strongarm private companies such as tech giants, a string of law firms, and media companies, as well as pressuring higher education institutions, have created an unorthodox playbook that misaligns with conservatives’ traditional fears of government overreach.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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With eight Pulitzer Prizes and reforms sparked in state and local governments, businesses, institutions and more, our reporting ensures that the public interest comes first.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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The test came a week after Kim visited the research institute that developed the engine, which North Korea said will be used for future intercontinental ballistic missiles, including a system called Hwasong-20.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Nvidia said in a post dating to 2013 or later that a Chinese police institute used its chips for surveillance technology research.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Two of the four were reported to have involved parties at UTC fraternities.—
Angele Latham,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Sep. 2025
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Shelton said that while sexualized hazing is commonly associated with college organizations like fraternities, it is also frequently observed in high school sports.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Monoculture Problem Just as agricultural monocultures make ecosystems vulnerable to disease, cognitive monocultures make human societies vulnerable to manipulation and groupthink.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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While the motivation behind the killing is still unknown, Kirk's death has escalated anxieties about the rise of political violence in the United States and the deepening divide within American society.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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In contrast, the cerebellum showed no such association.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
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Bieger and a spokesperson for the alumni association did not immediately return Deadline’s requests for comment.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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Physicists revealed that the HRNS spectrometer will be installed behind a thick concrete protective wall surrounding the fusion chamber, near an opening several centimetres in diameter, to be able to detect neutrons produced in the very center of the plasma.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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When Weimers went on to give up his remaining speaking time for a moment of silence, Vice President Katarina Barley cut him off, sparking desk-banging protests from right-wing lawmakers in the chamber.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Last Viking, the latest collaboration between Danish writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen and his longtime muses Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas, is a wild, darkly comic fable about brotherhood, identity and the limits of sanity.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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But even in an exhibition game with city bragging rights on the line, Lackey said the competition is all about brotherhood.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Sep. 2025
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“College.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/college. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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