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as in town
the people living in a particular area the whole community rallied to the aid of the family who had lost its home

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as in colony
a group of people with a common interest living in one place a picturesque seacoast village that is known for its sizable community of artists

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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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Recent Examples of community He was born as RasBerry Holland III in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Christian parents and converted to Islam in 1976, leading him into a new world of faith as a leader in Michigan's Muslim, Black and interfaith communities. Dana Afana, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025 Her presence was a profound blessing for our entire community and her spirit abides in thousands of lives. Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025 As music and dance meld in celebration of artistry, culture and history, evil descends, threatening to devour the fabric and heart of the community, and all that Smoke and Stack have worked to achieve. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025 Some are now signed to big agencies but still return to walk in TBFE shows, mentor newer models, and volunteer in the community. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for community
Recent Examples of Synonyms for community
Noun
  • Your homes may have been damaged or destroyed and your communities and towns no longer look the same.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Mulroney, who grew up in a small Quebec town, had an ideological affinity with the emerging trends of privatization and deregulation in 1980s Anglo-American conservatism.
    Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
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  • The territory remained under Portuguese rule, apart from a brief Japanese occupation during the Second World War, until 1975, when a left-wing Portuguese government pledged to withdraw from all its colonies.
    Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
  • While that might not seem like a ton of bats, the team calculated that even a small rat colony (roughly 15 rats) could kill upwards of seven percent of the roughly 30,000 bats that spend their winters in Segeberg.
    Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025
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  • Earlier in the day, Knowles spoke with Sherri Shepherd on the Sherri show, and praised Blue Ivy for performing onstage with her mother in front of crowds of 70,000 people per night.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Ellis summoned Bovino to testify Tuesday after plaintiffs accused him of throwing a tear gas canister into a crowd of demonstrators without justification or warning – a characterization DHS has refuted.
    Devan Cole, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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  • Yousef Erakat, who portrays fraternity brother Jonathan, has kept his love life private.
    Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Rutgers previously reported the fraternity had been issued a cease-and-desist order and placed on disciplinary probation in connection with the incident.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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  • Advertisement Instead, Takaichi’s strengths, Nagy says, would be playing against Ishiba’s weaknesses and highlighting her own similarities to Trump.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
  • McCullough also noted the similarities between his and his father's football careers.
    Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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  • Yennefer is back with the sisterhood formerly known as the brotherhood, but things aren't going super-well for the magical mavens, decimated in ranks by the evil Vilgefortz (Mahesh Jadu) and hated by the public for, well, reasons.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
  • But since their start through a 2022 audition program &AUDITION-The Howling, the nine members have proven that their story is anything but simple — a journey of passion, challenge and brotherhood.
    Billboard Korea, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
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  • An art conservator who'd prefer to be immersed in detail work, Sarah is bombing as the host of a dinner party where her entrepreneur husband (Tom Riley) hopes to impress an obnoxious prospective investor (Tom Goodman-Hill) when a literal explosive goes off in her neighborhood.
    Judy Berman, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Established in 2022 in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood, ICA SF launched with an exhibition of Jeffrey Gibson comprising a large-scale video installation and holes excavated in the gallery floor.
    News Desk, Artforum, 29 Oct. 2025
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  • After dinner, the family took a photo together one last time in the house's iconic entryway, and Caitlyn joined in, too, though Kendall had to remind her to put her phone away and smile for the photo.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Hamida’s decision not to go to India comes with the recognition that the return of thousands of abducted women to their families wasn’t an indication that society was suddenly progressive.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025

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“Community.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/community. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

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