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as in crowd
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
a large community of retired people in the coastal town
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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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as in similarity
the quality or state of having many qualities in common
there's a community of aesthetics that makes a very modern-looking gallery an especially appropriate setting for primitive art
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as in brotherhood
the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions
interactive features that are designed to foster a sense of community among the visitors to the Web site
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Recent Examples of community
This conjunction is also taking place alongside an eclipse in Aquarius on February 17, which jumpstarts a new story for you around your ideas, daily rhythms, siblings, close friends, and/or local community.
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Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
Giant computer data centers that power artificial intelligence and cloud computing are popping up around California, as are fights with communities that don’t want to live near them.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
What much of America doesn’t understand is that with trauma, layers and layers of trauma, can also eventually emerge self-awareness, insight, a free and open reliance on community, and, finally, perhaps a new, however strange-seeming, kind of reverence.
—Ed Bok Lee, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
The grant is designed to fund new parks and recreation opportunities in underserved communities.
—Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
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Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
Giant computer data centers that power artificial intelligence and cloud computing are popping up around California, as are fights with communities that don’t want to live near them.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
What much of America doesn’t understand is that with trauma, layers and layers of trauma, can also eventually emerge self-awareness, insight, a free and open reliance on community, and, finally, perhaps a new, however strange-seeming, kind of reverence.
—Ed Bok Lee, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
The grant is designed to fund new parks and recreation opportunities in underserved communities.
—Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for community
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Not all data centers are water cooled but those that are can consume as much as 5 million gallons a day, the same as a town with a population of 25,000 people.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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Getting to the airport is easy, fast and inexpensive (about $14 for a one-way ticket from the center of town to the airport).—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Additionally, winged aphids can appear when colonies are established and fly to infect new plants.—
Jon VanZile,
The Spruce,
30 Jan. 2026
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An increasing number of bears had previously been observed spending more time on land during the summer, plundering birds’ nests in west Svalbard, and data had shown more adult females in east Svalbard spending more time in areas with bird colonies.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Patriots owner Robert Kraft attended Monday’s Celtics game and received a rousing ovation from the Garden crowd.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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What began in Tehran late December in response to the collapse in currency and economic conditions quickly took on a political character -- with crowds on the streets openly calling for regime change.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
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There are terrible examples—fraternities with hazing—but also good ones.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2026
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Viewers get a glimpse into college life in the South, the history of Black marching bands, and Black fraternities and sororities.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2026
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Interestingly, another basin recently discovered in Gabii showed structural similarities, leading archaeologists to hypothesize that these pools may have served a sacred purpose.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Jan. 2026
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But despite surface-level similarities, the 2026 system is not expected to match the 2021 storm in strength or staying power, experts say.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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Night of Sorrows, Overall Winner; Zamora, Spain During the Yacente procession at Zamora, Spain on Holy Thursday, a lone penitent walks barefoot across Zamora’s Plaza de la Catedral moments before the brotherhood’s final gathering.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The four core tenets are work, brotherhood, violence and truth.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The shooting took place in the heart of the Eat Street restaurant district in Minneapolis’s particularly diverse Whittier neighborhood, where about half the 14,000 residents were people of color as of 2022, according to the city’s demographics data.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
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Desperate to find a ride in a car durable enough to take on the weather for the 20-minute drive from Belle Vernon to Jefferson Hospital in Jefferson Hills, the soon-to-be father turned to Facebook and a neighborhood crime watch page.—
Erica Mokay,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In making that choice, families often find that our public schools are the perfect place for their child to thrive.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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The agency investigated 14,938 threat concerns toward members of Congress, their staff, their families, and the Capitol grounds in 2025.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Community.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/community. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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