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as in towns
the people living in a particular area
the whole community rallied to the aid of the family who had lost its home
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as in networks
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
a large community of retired people in the coastal town
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as in fraternities
the body of people in a profession or field of activity
members of the medical community
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Recent Examples of communities
Our family’s business, rooted in real estate construction and asset management, impacts local communities.
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Mustafa Gandhi, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Led by industry veteran Samantha Miller, cofounder and CEO, Cadence OTC is simultaneously working to bring a prescription birth control pill to over-the-counter status while also making emergency contraception readily available in underserved communities through convenience stores.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Without accommodating multiple actors—HTS, Kurdish communities, local notables—no economic arrangement can endure.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Trinidad and Tobago now fines residents for mosquito breeding sites, while Puerto Rican officials urge communities to eliminate stagnant water.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
For many countries and communities in the global south, AI represents an opportunity to leapfrog development.
—Ana Deoliva, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
This process would allow a licensed primary care provider to back up several PMTs in different communities the same way an EMS physician backs up multiple ambulance crews.
—Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
For a long time, she was known for trolling online, posting controversial content to go viral and often offending various communities in the process.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
To prove value to payers, patients and local communities, providers today are utilizing benchmarks and information from leading, quantitative rankings programs as a north star for competitive analyses and performance improvement.
—Premier Contributor, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Mustafa Gandhi, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Led by industry veteran Samantha Miller, cofounder and CEO, Cadence OTC is simultaneously working to bring a prescription birth control pill to over-the-counter status while also making emergency contraception readily available in underserved communities through convenience stores.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Without accommodating multiple actors—HTS, Kurdish communities, local notables—no economic arrangement can endure.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Trinidad and Tobago now fines residents for mosquito breeding sites, while Puerto Rican officials urge communities to eliminate stagnant water.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
For many countries and communities in the global south, AI represents an opportunity to leapfrog development.
—Ana Deoliva, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
This process would allow a licensed primary care provider to back up several PMTs in different communities the same way an EMS physician backs up multiple ambulance crews.
—Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
For a long time, she was known for trolling online, posting controversial content to go viral and often offending various communities in the process.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
To prove value to payers, patients and local communities, providers today are utilizing benchmarks and information from leading, quantitative rankings programs as a north star for competitive analyses and performance improvement.
—Premier Contributor, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communities
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Shoppers unable to afford iPhones and kitchen appliances in Argentina arrive at Chilean border towns by the busload to get the most bang from their buck.Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
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Small towns and county sheriffs have reaped benefits from agreements with immigration services, often building or expanding facilities to get contracts.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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These symbolic props had featured prominently in colonial protests against British rule of the American colonies.Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Beyond Fiji, the British colonies of Queensland and New South Wales in Australia offered similarly attractive ecosystems for re-establishing the cotton industry.Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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That’s all sort of fraternities.Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
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Director Ethan Berger has spoken a lot about you being fully immersed in the character and doing your own field research by going to different fraternities and parties.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2024
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By blending residential units with retail, dining, and entertainment, developers can create thriving neighborhoods.Chris Westfall, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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And beyond homes and neighborhoods, Maryland’s industries and budding technology sectors demand robust energy to innovate and compete on a global stage.Mark A. Aitken, Baltimore Sun, 9 Dec. 2024
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The rest came from the Sandy Hook families, who agreed to put some of the potential money from their defamation lawsuit against Jones toward the bid, The New York Times reported.Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
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Last month, the Onion gleefully revealed its winning bid for Infowars, which was sued into bankruptcy (as was Jones) after the families of victims in the Sandy Hook mass shooting in Connecticut won a judgment in 2022 against Jones in a defamation suit.Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Apple likely considers the ability to automatically hotspot to an iPhone as sufficient, but this option is open to Windows users as well, and the 5G option remains one tha—while niche—is sought for by professions and the occasional road warrior.Ewan Spence, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Hiring and turnover is a big issue, as child care is one of the lowest-paying professions in the country.Emily Peck, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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Using that data, the group ranked the nation’s top worst cities for package theft in 2024, starting with New York City, which saw about $1 billion in losses and about 60 percent of households targeted by porch pirates last year.Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 2024
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From the suburbs of Minnesota to big coastal cities, the mall was a special place.Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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His unjust treatment for speaking up against the stringent Iranian regime sparked global outrage from world organizations and leaders.Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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These organizations can offer athletes valuable benefits, including representation in group licensing deals, and provide them a collective voice in promoting their views with lawmakers, business leaders and other key constituencies.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Communities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communities. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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