as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a college of craftsmen dedicated to preserving the traditional crafts of Appalachia
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Recent Examples of college
Indiana University’s national championship is one of the great stories in the history of college sports, without question.
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
According to an account of the phone call with Ailes, which Carlson later related to his former college roommate Neil Patel, Ailes began their conversation with a gratuitous insult.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
In other news, one blue state moved to reinstate DEI into the classroom, while a college Republican was threatened with death by a left-wing agitator on campus.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
There remains a Cal logo painted at half court, from when the women’s college basketball team played home games there.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
According to an account of the phone call with Ailes, which Carlson later related to his former college roommate Neil Patel, Ailes began their conversation with a gratuitous insult.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
In other news, one blue state moved to reinstate DEI into the classroom, while a college Republican was threatened with death by a left-wing agitator on campus.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
There remains a Cal logo painted at half court, from when the women’s college basketball team played home games there.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for college
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As financial roles evolve, organizations increasingly need professionals capable of interpreting data, modeling complex scenarios, and communicating insights that support decision-making.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Inzunza Noriega is accused of being one of three top leaders of the Beltrán Leyva organization, which prosecutors say is a violent faction of the Sinaloa cartel.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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He was voluntarily committed to a mental health institution after that and prescribed anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medication.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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In recent years, it's also become one of the world's hottest cities for art, design, and architecture—and it's got the institutions to prove it.—
Megan Rose Murray,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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Four other research centers — including the physics center, the chemistry center, the ecology center and the nuclear technology unit — were also affected when two missiles struck the institute.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
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Research institutes and private companies are looking to build computers using this approach that can help compute solutions to complex problems, such as drug research and even solving climate change.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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Tracy playfully questioned Brett, who was the president of his fraternity, for being dateless and not dressing on theme.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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The parade features bands, floats, drill teams, colleges and universities, fraternities, sororities and churches along with peace and youth organizations.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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The event brings together industry and research stakeholders to showcase robotics applications across society and industry.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Sins of Kujo, adapted from Shohei Manabe’s manga, casts Yuya Yagira as a morally ambiguous lawyer who defends society’s most reprehensible figures, a dark, adult-skewing legal drama.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
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Initiatives include expanding gold storage facilities, refineries, central clearing systems, investment channels like tokenization, and even forming a trade association for the industry.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The association with the Stones.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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On the House floor, Democrats responded with shouts that Republican leaders were violating the chamber's procedural rules.—
STEPHEN GROVES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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The spa Jumeirah’s signature spa offering, Talise, has been honed to perfection here—set across three floors, with a women’s only section, 13 treatment rooms, a 20-meter indoor pool and a remedy suite that offers an iDome, hyperbaric oxygen chamber, and cryotherapy, among other facilities.—
Selina Denman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Jan. 2026
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And this is literally what, like brotherhood but real manhood looks like.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
21 Jan. 2026
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Kurt Sutter’s series offered a gritty, realistic look at the brotherhood of bikers in the titular motorcycle club.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Jan. 2026
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“College.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/college. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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