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 Ed Yohnka, spokesman for Illinois chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, said Flock has, in some cases, exaggerated how the technology contributes to public safety. — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Their departures add another chapter to what’s becoming one of the biggest resets in the gallery’s history. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 And maybe there was some lasting impact Gibbs had on Betts to lead him into his next chapter. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 The group has grown to six chapters, and several teens have started environmental projects of their own. — William Jones, USA Today, 14 Aug. 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
  • Others have affiliate relationships with travel agents or have started their own travel agencies to capitalize on their audience.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • An investigation found there was no credible threat, the sheriff’s office said, according to CNN affiliate WFOR.
    — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of affiliate
Noun
  • This extended to her closest competitors in the Tour, after Niewiadoma-Phinney accused Vollering’s teammate Célia Gery of boxing her in during the crucial penultimate stage.
    — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • That could remove a potentially costly stage from the production of semiconductor-quality material.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of stage
Noun
  • About 1,100 square feet of the building would be used for temporary holding cells and a detainee shower.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Schrell examined whether annual production campaigns would be more effective, but concluded that the approach would not make economic or operational sense because of costs, limited hot-cell capacity and the isotope’s relatively short half-life.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of cell
Noun
  • The last step, then, is just how bullish the organization is on King’s offensive growth.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • While the district took a series of cost-cutting steps — including freezing spending on supplies, hiring and most new contracts, as well as laying off employees — successive budget updates showed the financial hole continuing to deepen.
    — Chaewon Chung August 16, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of step
Noun
  • This will happen on six occasions from October through to December, but only if the tie against Tromso is safely negotiated to set up three home matches and three away in the league phase.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • View our interactive on how traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has adapted to each phase of the conflict.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of phase
Noun
  • Its front door was six inches too short for its frame and outfitted with a bathroom push knob instead of a lever handle, almost as if the original slab had been blown from its casing by an internal explosion.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Powerball jackpot inches closer towards the $1 billion mark and is now $975 million after no one wins Monday's drawing.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of inch
Noun
  • Teams earned points by winning weekly head-to-head battles – tugging a sled across the field the fastest, surviving a heated game of dodgeball – and by simply doing the right thing.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Analysis conducted by the Pew Research Center found that while Biden won among Hispanic voters by 25 points in 2020, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris only won among them by 3 points in 2024.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of point
Noun
  • Wedging herself between them, in second place, is North Carolina’s Sanchez, whose 11th goal came against her former club, Washington.
    — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • That said, there’s an undeniable old-world charisma to the place that hits you like a rogue horse drawing a carriage barreling down the Rue du Rivoli.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of place

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