corps

as in fraternity
the body of people in a profession or field of activity a reporter who is widely respected throughout the press corps

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Recent Examples of corps With Martin down, the linebacker corps features Fred Warner, Dee Winters, Luke Gifford, Tatum Bethune and Curtis Robinson, the latter of whom was activated Saturday off the practice squad for his special-teams contributions. Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025 Having inherited that same staff’s lackluster receiving corps, McDaniels is also making due with his stable of running backs. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025 Riddle is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025 Signing Allen and Bonitto to long-term deals over the past month solidifies a defensive corps for years to come alongside Surtain, Cooper and Barron. Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for corps
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Noun
  • Two of the four were reported to have involved parties at UTC fraternities.
    Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • All of these have long been part of her life due to her profession, which dates back to her graduating from the Boston University College of Fine Arts in 1983 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater and her turns acting on soap operas like The Edge of Night and As the World Turns through the 1980s.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Love Aaron Lineweaver, who’s one of my dear friends in this profession and in life.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The report generated concerted pushback from the scientific community.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • An elevator connects all the different levels, with the high-altitude location offering sweeping views of the surrounding community, from downtown Boulder to the university campus to the surrounding Flatirons.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Corps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corps. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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