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chapter

noun

ˈchap-tər How to pronounce chapter (audio)
Definition of chapternext
1
as in affiliate
a local unit of an organization our chapter was well represented at the Jaycees' national convention

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2
as in stage
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking a horror movie that marks a new chapter in vicarious sadism

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Recent Examples of chapter Congress should pass it and help Main Street theaters write the industry’s next great chapter. — Paul Gunsky, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026 The recent observations of MACS J0417 are just the latest chapter in Hubble's remarkable journey. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The lab is the latest chapter in a relationship that started in 2022, when Carhartt supported PLC Detroit’s first industry masterclass. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 The executive producer extraordinaire revealed that the singer was set to revive her role as Chanel #2 from the first season of Scream Queens for the latest chapter of the AHS anthology series. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chapter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chapter
  1. affiliate
  2. stage
  3. cell
  4. step
  5. phase
  6. inch
  7. point
  8. place
Noun
  • Restrictions also were placed on affiliate fee negotiations for cable channels, and requirements for negotiating separately.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
  • One person inside a vehicle involved in the first crash was transported to a local hospital, CBS affiliate KTVT reported.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of affiliate
Noun
  • The band returned at the end of the evening and invited the jury members on stage to close the ceremony.
    — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The first flight now gives Bye Aerospace a working aircraft for the next stage of development.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of stage
Noun
  • These viruses, known as retroviruses, insert a DNA copy of their RNA sequence into the host cell’s genome, hijacking the cell’s resources to reproduce themselves.
    — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
  • If these genes stop working, abnormal cells may survive and multiply.
    — MD Published, Verywell Health, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of cell
Noun
  • The effort to create a national voter list is among numerous steps Trump has taken during his second term to try to overhaul the way elections are run.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • This extra step will help make your patch look like the original concrete.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of step
Noun
  • This breakthrough has led market participants to view consumer-facing AI agents as truly entering a phase of large-scale adoption.
    — , CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • For Charlotte, a city whose economy is deeply tied to financial services, that evolution is worth watching not as a disruption to banking but as the next phase of how banking infrastructure gets built.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of phase
Noun
  • About 3 to 6 inches of rain was forecast for Guerrero and Michoacán states, with smaller amounts possible for coastal portions of Oaxaca, Colima and Jalisco states.
    — DESIREE BROOKS, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Each new group arising from a polynomial inches mathematicians closer to the absolute Galois group’s structure.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of inch
Noun
  • Eight dining experiences are complimentary and on-point with food and drink trends.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Selling the 210 put and 245 call, each 10 points further from the money, generates a credit that partially finances the trade.
    — Julia Spina, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of point
Noun
  • Hang Out On The Lawrenceville Lawn Another place at the heart of the community is the Lawrenceville Lawn, a giant greenspace that hosts regular events, concerts, and festivals.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
  • She had been told that Golden Collision was a good place to have work done.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of place

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“Chapter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chapter. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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