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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
The price point and its adaptability and ease of connecting to devices, has made the Vision Pro increasingly attractive for medical professionals, especially those in regional or community hospitals where budgets are tighter.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026
Zamora supports giving middle and high school communities the option to have an officer on campus at least part-time.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
In these moments, the group evidences a commitment to the music itself—not as a means of achieving notoriety, but as a way of giving a voice to their community.
—Dean Van Nguyen, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
The city has said that the hope is to provide safer jailing of people in custody, in smaller population numbers, closer to their communities.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026
Zamora supports giving middle and high school communities the option to have an officer on campus at least part-time.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
In these moments, the group evidences a commitment to the music itself—not as a means of achieving notoriety, but as a way of giving a voice to their community.
—Dean Van Nguyen, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
The city has said that the hope is to provide safer jailing of people in custody, in smaller population numbers, closer to their communities.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for community
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Our neighbors were Blacks and Puerto Ricans, working-class Irish and Italians, and some Jews who hadn’t yet moved on, plus the legions of us new immigrants, from Asia and Eastern Europe and the Caribbean, who’d ended up in this commuter town north of New York City.—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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One afternoon in November, just north of the small Oregon coastal town of Yachats, a juvenile humpback whale tumbled ashore.—
Robin Romm,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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The thrill ride, closed since early 2025, now has new golden gold mine features and a congested colony of bats, Imagineers say.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Located on the South Lawn, the new hive is designed as a miniature White House and houses two bee colonies.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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But the Padres broke the tie with a check-swing RBI infield single by Xander Bogaerts in the eighth inning, and San Diego held on to beat the Sox 4-3 in front of a sellout crowd of 40,171 at Petco Park.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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The Madison Square Garden crowd let Embiid hear it with booming, profane jeers throughout that 2024 slugfest, which the Knicks won in six games.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026
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Some time after the group formed, Mellencamp signed on as the band’s second singer and performed with them at school dances, sock hops, fraternities, and battle of the bands competitions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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That team had their own fraternity, Phi Slama Jama.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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One enterprise might share similarities with another, but no two businesses are exactly alike.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Fans are flipping out over the similarities between Hilary Duff and You star Victoria Pedretti — who plays the on-screen love interest (literally named Love) of Penn Badgley's Joe.—
Laura Lane,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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The neon lights on Wrigley beckoned every Cubbies fan to gather in brotherhood and share one of America’s greatest experiences — baseball.—
Charleen Richey,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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His graduation as a full member of this blood brotherhood awaits after his first kill.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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As of Sunday evening, traffic was snarled at Robertson Boulevard and Burton Way, which is on the border between Beverly Hills and the Los Angeles neighborhood of Beverly Grove.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Just on Sunday night, a drone hit a high-rise apartment building in an upscale neighborhood of western central Moscow, according to local authorities and videos from the scene.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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Aspen Wooten, a talented tennis prodigy who moved from Memphis to Lake Nona with her family as a ninth grader, had accomplished just about everything available in her four-year high school career — including winning more than 100 matches.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Knowing that my picture, whether flattering or not, is going to be posted (or shared with our family) is extremely daunting.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Community.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/community. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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