as in park
the area and buildings around a university, college, school, etc.
Visitors crowded the campus on graduation day. Rallies were held on university campuses across the country. We walked around the campus on our first day.
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Recent Examples of campus
Another protective factor is that members of groups who are at higher risk for suicide often live or travel to campus.
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Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Its partners for that restoration effort include San Francisco State University’s Estuary and Ocean Science Center based at the Romberg Tiburon campus.
—Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
There was an attempt to start one during World War II, and around 500 cork oaks from that period remain on the campus of the University of California, Davis.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The program primarily funds police officers, counselors and social workers on school campuses.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Its partners for that restoration effort include San Francisco State University’s Estuary and Ocean Science Center based at the Romberg Tiburon campus.
—Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
There was an attempt to start one during World War II, and around 500 cork oaks from that period remain on the campus of the University of California, Davis.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The program primarily funds police officers, counselors and social workers on school campuses.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for campus
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Applicators infiltrated cities across the nation, coating the chemical on street trees, parks and front lawns.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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After more than an hour on the road, the team arrived at a cluster of trailers behind a long dirt path on a grower’s property in South Haven, tight quarters where farmworkers rest after long-hour shifts picking fruit under the Michigan sun.—
David Rodriguez Muñoz,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Rochester Hotel Once a public boarding house known as the Peeples Hotel, The Rochester Hotel has been thoroughly revamped into a 15-room property with luxury touches.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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His goal at Stamford Bridge to seal a 2-1 victory — struck with vicious velocity from 25 yards in what was his 11th successive league appearance as a substitute — was the first eye-catching indication of his talent.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Given the price surge in the wide receiver market over the last couple of years, Meyers — who had never logged 1,000 yards in five seasons before 2024 — may be angling for a contract Las Vegas is not willing to pay.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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That means a business can choose to prohibit emotional support animals on its premises.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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These new courts are frequently built on land near tennis facilities, like open fields of grass or dirt, or parking lots: Building new courts isn’t cheap.—
Ethan Singer,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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And the peoples of the Klamath are still healing along with their lands and waters.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Campus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campus. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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