community center
noun
: a building or group of buildings for a community's educational and recreational activities
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Only instead of ignoring or burying this awful truth, Kai travels the world, speaking at synagogues and in Jewish community centers about his family’s dark past — and at high schools and colleges to ensure that the atrocities of Nazi Germany are never forgotten or sanitized.
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Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
In recent years, Prairie Village has seen heated discussions and resident uproar over the city’s attempts to build a community center, address its affordable housing shortage and create the city budget.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Brenda Starbird and her gardening club members longed for a community center to meet in Placer County and swap cultivation tips for their green spaces.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
For boys to feel freed from this hierarchy, change needs to happen at every level, from homes and classrooms to community centers and government buildings, and most especially within the technology industry.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
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Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
In recent years, Prairie Village has seen heated discussions and resident uproar over the city’s attempts to build a community center, address its affordable housing shortage and create the city budget.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Brenda Starbird and her gardening club members longed for a community center to meet in Placer County and swap cultivation tips for their green spaces.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
For boys to feel freed from this hierarchy, change needs to happen at every level, from homes and classrooms to community centers and government buildings, and most especially within the technology industry.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for community center
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“Community center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20center. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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