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as in town
the people living in a particular area the whole community rallied to the aid of the family who had lost its home

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as in colony
a group of people with a common interest living in one place a picturesque seacoast village that is known for its sizable community of artists

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as in fraternity
the body of people in a profession or field of activity members of the medical community

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Recent Examples of community The film, directed by designer Alexis Bittar and produced by Oscar winner Bruce Cohen and Bittar, examines how the flag can be reclaimed as a symbol of unity for all Americans, with a focus on the LGBTQ community. Marc Malkin, Variety, 1 July 2025 So to have somebody that innately understands rap music is to have somebody that innately understands community, struggle, and aspiration. Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025 Heather Kelly, Next PR Forbes Agency Council is an invitation-only community for executives in successful public relations, media strategy, creative and advertising agencies. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 The locals nearly revolted against the Hollywood film crew who’d invaded the insular island community to shoot the picture. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for community
Recent Examples of Synonyms for community
Noun
  • In a world where $25 cocktails are becoming the norm, a $10 Patrón frozen margarita that’s consistent, colorful, and crowd-pleasing might just be the best deal in town.
    Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • The factories promised thousands of new jobs, transforming the manufacturing base in Cartersville, once a cotton mill town before an Anheuser-Busch brewery arrived in the 1990s and a tire plant in 2006.
    Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 30 June 2025
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  • If a task can be performed in more than one way by equal peers working together—much in the way an ant colony or swarm of bees works—then the system is resistant to censorship and hardware faults and has service continuity due to economic sustainability.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Having multiple nest sites helps protect the colony.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Just jump on a return train for a few minutes back to Rougemont and a world devoid of the larger international crowds that descend upon swanky Gstaad just a few miles up the road.
    John Oseid, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Tall boots and mid-length skirts has also been a popular pairing among the fashion crowd.
    Jana Ackermann, Glamour, 30 June 2025
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  • This is the second fraternity suspended at Miami University this year for hazing.
    Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Kernodle and Chapin went to a party at the Sigma Chi fraternity; Mogen and Goncalves went out to a bar, then hung out at a food truck for a bit.
    Aja Romano, Vox, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • That event contained eerie similarities to the flood that occurred over the weekend, when slow-moving thunderstorms trained over a large area of the Hill Country during the late evening of July 16, 1987.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2025
  • The storyline seemed to have similarities to what happened on your season of The Bachelorette.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Graduates emphasized the school's unique environment fostering brotherhood and celebrating Black identity.
    Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
  • Fraser depicts his bloody brotherhood with similar flair.
    Hamilton Cain, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
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  • In lower-income areas, where trapping is less common, coyotes tended to roam more freely, even though these neighborhoods often had more pollution and fewer resources that would typically support wild canines.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
  • Citywide violent crime is down about 3% compared to last year, but certain neighborhoods like Over-the-Rhine have experienced a big spike.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 9 July 2025
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  • Beauchemin was since taken down his Facebook page and cut off contact with his family, at least temporarily, an insider told TMZ.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
  • The president and first lady Melania Trump are set to arrive in Kerr County and meet with families of the victims, as well as local officials, as questions linger over the little warnings that came in the hours ahead of the deadly floods.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 12 July 2025

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“Community.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/community. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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