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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 Last month state immigration advocates warned that arrests of undocumented immigrants were ramping up in the state, creating anxiety and fear in communities with people taken every day. Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025 The new company will also feature an app which citizen journalists can use to submit stories from their communities. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025 Funnel Beaker groups were typically pretty egalitarian, but the larger, megalithic tombs were created for important members of their community like a leader, a priest or a shaman, specialist Artur Golis told the PAP. Irene Wright july 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025 Students were required to undertake certain extracurricular activities (Prevost was in the choir with Franks—both sing tenor—and played tennis) and to keep up their academic performance, but mostly the school’s focus was how to live in community. Belinda Luscombe, Time, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for community
Recent Examples of Synonyms for community
Noun
  • Rival trainers brought chimpanzees to town — including a celebrated simian named Joe Mendi, who wore a plaid suit and a fedora hat.
    Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
  • The small town of about 750 residents draws in more than 2 million tourists each year because of its downtown and lakefront attractions.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 13 July 2025
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  • Yes, artists are important to the persistence of culture, but artisanal skills must take a back seat to functional skills when a colony is still in its early stage.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 14 July 2025
  • These insects are found in colonies, clustered on the undersides of leaves and stems.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • Major matchups featuring top draft picks like Cooper Flagg might draw a more partisan crowd, but the rest of the tournament is made for milling about.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • Jordynne Grace Blake Monroe cornered Jordynne Grace, who was a very popular with the Atlanta crowd.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Project aims to protect Manatee River, neighborhoods Installing a temporary lift station on Riverside Drive East will allow the wastewater system to temporarily bypass Lift Station No. 13 and prevent the old system from failing.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 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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  • Also, Ford said that on July 17, Ford employees and dealers will come to the North Texas Food Bank to pack food boxes for local Texas families, including those impacted by the floods.
    Jamie L. LaReau, Freep.com, 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 18 Jul. 2025.

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