admissions

plural of admission

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Recent Examples of admissions Summary College admissions often push families to prioritize resume-building activities over genuine development. Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 That epidemic led to 75 deaths in California and more than 3,000 hospital admissions. Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 The new owner is Alexander Clark, founder and CEO of Technolutions, the New Haven company behind Slate, a college admissions platform used by more than 2,000 colleges and universities. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026 Some have been stranded in third countries since Washington suspended its refugee admissions program in January 2025 and subsequently imposed sweeping restrictions on the entry of Afghan nationals. Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026 Year-on-year admissions continue to smash records, and a robust turnout — from the city’s open-air cinemas to the festival’s masterclasses and after-hours events — is all but guaranteed. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 One thing to understand about Ole Miss right now is that the Chancellor has opened the admissions floodgates for the tuition money. Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 That meant buying equipment and uniforms but also coordinating admissions, food and housing for them. Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 Cox connects that shift to smaller families, more competitive college admissions, and a rise in enrichment activities aimed at the individual child rather than the family or community. Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for admissions
Noun
  • Lawyers for Davis plan to call, among others, an expert witness who specializes in false confessions.
    Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • On the other hand, detective Paul Johnson, who wrung out false confessions from the four boys, never expresses any remorse.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Now, not in pots as houseplants but growing in the ground on prominent public display, there are more than 200 accessions representing 46 species.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The luxury pods — complete with lie-flat beds and sliding privacy doors — could be entirely off-limits when departure day rolls around, sitting completely empty at 35,000 feet.
    Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Fudd essentially went through a full pregame prep before the doors opened at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • This discipline involves architecting the entire information ecosystem an AI agent accesses—codebase structure, team standards, documentation and institutional knowledge (the unwritten rules and patterns teams develop over time).
    Kevin Cushnie, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Book through various companies, such as Light Me Up Beach Bonfires, which will set you up at any of the nearby public beach accesses.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The two lawmakers have intensely criticized Fauci over the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic for years, with Paul recently releasing diary entries penned by Fauci during the height of the pandemic.
    Joe Walsh, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The photo contest draws entries from all over, said Jinger Wallace, a Bluebelt member and contest organizer.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Constructed at the site of a former stadium, the plaza also stands on the same site as one of the main entrances into South Korea’s capital during the Chosun dynasty.
    News Desk, Artforum, 14 Aug. 2026
  • After their grand entrances, the couple mingled with their guests before sitting down for dinner and speeches.
    Shelby Wax, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The thinking was that app permissions are so granular that malware lurking on the device would have no ability to access the private keys that form the lynchpin of passkey security.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Once that was done, she would be allowed to tour the apartment and pick up the keys.
    Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • De Niro and the Kaiser Estate were the gateways to the film’s unique structure of simultaneously telling the story of Vito’s ascension and Michael’s descension and the death of the Corleone family his father had built.
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Today, token spending is spread across cloud model providers, AI platform subscriptions, browser plugins, desktop agents, custom connectors and API gateways.
    Ameya Kanitkar, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Admissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admissions. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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