as in fraternity
a club of women especially at a U.S. college
She wanted to join the sorority because all of her friends were members.
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Recent Examples of sorority
Something to keep in mind is that this slasher classic about a group of sorority sisters hunted on Christmas (including Margot Kidder and Olivia Hussey) predates Halloween and Friday the 13th.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Potter was also responsible for matters relating to Vanderbilt’s sororities, fraternities as well as the LGBTQ+ community.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
The parade features floats, bands, drill teams, colleges and universities, fraternities, sororities, churches and civic and youth groups.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
The tributes kicked off at the beginning of the week, when dozens of Kotb’s Tri Delta sorority sisters surprised her on the show.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Potter was also responsible for matters relating to Vanderbilt’s sororities, fraternities as well as the LGBTQ+ community.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
The parade features floats, bands, drill teams, colleges and universities, fraternities, sororities, churches and civic and youth groups.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
The tributes kicked off at the beginning of the week, when dozens of Kotb’s Tri Delta sorority sisters surprised her on the show.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorority
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In 1956, Grant joined the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity’s Theta chapter, which eventually led him to meet his wife, Joyce, a member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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After drinking alcohol in the presence of the fraternity president, the three younger men then performed the skit, prosecutors said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
The Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2025
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Three different streaming outlets — Max, Netflix and Paramount+ — were among the top winners at the duPont-Columbia Awards, some of the top honors accorded each year to audio and video reporting done in the public interest, while some of the usual news organizations named each year were not.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Bears have considerable ground to close and no trophies are presented to organizations that win headlines in the offseason.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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Elon Musk and fellow businessman Vivek Ramaswamy on the day the Department of Government Efficiency became public were at one of the club's bars, scratching out thoughts on a napkin.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2025
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What’s more, Alexander-Arnold is revered as a hometown hero at Liverpool having come through the club’s youth academy.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Every choice in appearance reflects the pride, purpose, and inherited legacy of our brotherhood.—
Leah Faye Cooper,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2025
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To his brotherhood within a theologically conservative, hard-right church coalition, Fox News host Pete Hegseth's ascension as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department wasn’t merely opportunistic.—
Liam Adams,
USA TODAY,
13 Jan. 2025
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Emerging, re-emerging, and evolving pathogens continue to threaten society.—
Juan Manuel Santos,
TIME,
28 Jan. 2025
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Those rights holders include record labels, publishers, independent distributors, performance rights organizations and collecting societies.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
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The duo will stop by the lodge to discuss their documentary exploring how out of the underground dance clubs on the South Side of Chicago, a group of friends turned a new sound into a global movement, along with their Academy Award winning executive producer.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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MrBeast is officially bidding for TikTok Social media star MrBeast is looking to buy TikTok with a group of investors as the deadline approaches for the company to avoid a permanent ban in the US.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Sorority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorority. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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