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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a 19th-century observer of American society noted that Americans had a fondness for forming sodalities
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as in fraternity
the body of people in a profession or field of activity
a tragic loss of life that was felt throughout the sodality of firefighters
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Recent Examples of sodality
How big this sodality is has never been entirely clear.
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Wired, 14 July 2022
Festivities begin at 10 a.m. with the procession through the streets of Melrose Park featuring the statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Italian sodalities and family candle.
—Pioneer Press, chicagotribune.com, 22 May 2017
Wired, 14 July 2022
Festivities begin at 10 a.m. with the procession through the streets of Melrose Park featuring the statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Italian sodalities and family candle.
—Pioneer Press, chicagotribune.com, 22 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sodality
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Advertisement The Rose Parade started in 1890 as a promotional event by the Valley Hunt Club, a social organization, to show off Pasadena’s famously mild winter weather.Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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It was sold to the Prince Hall Masons in 1982, a fraternal organization which rented excess space to social service agencies and nonprofit groups.Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
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Hazing is frequently discovered to be part of college pledging processes for on-campus fraternities and sororities.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
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Also many members of the denim fraternity complain that the length of jeans should be longer in order to have deeper turn-ups.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
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In that case, the court found that the First Amendment’s right to freedom of association shields organizations from being forced to employ individuals if doing so undermines their core mission.Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Jan. 2025
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Exploitation of vulnerabilities: Targeting individuals or groups based on age, disability, social/economic situation or associations.Ozan Ozerk, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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While scandal doesn’t hit architects quite as often as, say, politicians, the architecture profession is not immune from controversy, fraud, and even cold-blooded murder.Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 25 Dec. 2024
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In the Piazza Navona neighborhood, many streets are named for the professions that once concentrated there: Baullari for suitcase makers; Cappellari for hats; Sediari for chairs.Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Nudging Japan Forward: In a society used to quiet consensus-building, Tokyo has made bold changes to its defense policy.Sarah Hurtes, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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But, as anthropologist Esther N. Goody points out, knowledge is seen as power in many societies.Pia Lauritzen, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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More:Enbridge Line 6 oil spill raises alarm over Line 5 reroute risks, environmentalists warn More:Enbridge pipeline spills nearly 70,000 gallons of crude oil in Jefferson County Caitlin Looby is a Report for America corps member who writes about the environment and the Great Lakes.Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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DuBose was activated for the game today to offer support for the pass-catching corps.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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Reporters found that county coroners, medical institutions and others repeatedly failed to contact reachable family members before declaring bodies unclaimed.Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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However, the degree to which this flexibility is offered varies significantly between institutions, programs and individual instructors.Joe Way, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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So far, about a dozen civic institutes have sprung up, from Arizona, Texas, and Florida to Tennessee, North Carolina, and Ohio, and others will be founded soon.Michael Poliakoff, National Review, 29 Dec. 2024
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The chief instructor Yoshihiko Shida has worked as an educator in Japanese culinary institutes for over 32 years.Akiko Katayama, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Sodality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sodality. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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