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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
they're a brotherhood of retired war veterans
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as in fraternity
the body of people in a profession or field of activity
a family that has been part of the brotherhood of police officers for four generations
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as in community
the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions
the brotherhood that existed between the medical missionaries and the villagers they served
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as in friendship
kindly concern, interest, or support
in a display of brotherhood, other writers rushed to the defense of the jailed journalist
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Recent Examples of brotherhood
The pull of the brotherhood, the pull of the purpose, is that powerful.
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Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 28 July 2025
The passing of the Thorntons’ parents, six months apart in 2021 and 2022, further tested their resilience and strengthened their brotherhood.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 21 July 2025
For example, the brotherhoods sometimes recast their patron saints as relatives who naturally appreciated the African rhythms of their homelands.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 July 2025
At the nucleus of their brotherhood were love, loyalty, and the zeal to expand their drug trafficking enterprise.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 13 June 2025
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Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 28 July 2025
The passing of the Thorntons’ parents, six months apart in 2021 and 2022, further tested their resilience and strengthened their brotherhood.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 21 July 2025
For example, the brotherhoods sometimes recast their patron saints as relatives who naturally appreciated the African rhythms of their homelands.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 July 2025
At the nucleus of their brotherhood were love, loyalty, and the zeal to expand their drug trafficking enterprise.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for brotherhood
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brotherhood
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The organization 72 Acts of Kindness, named in honor of Colin Brown, who was killed by a stray bullet on the way home from a hockey game, made both a financial contribution and donated candy to sell.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Clear the Air in Havering, a local campaign organization, took it to court, arguing its decision relied on flawed air pollution data and overlooked the spikes seen on fire days.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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The priestly fraternity, named in honor of the anti-modernist Pope St. Pius X, was founded in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre as a response to liturgical reforms made in the Second Vatican Council (also known as Vatican II).—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Aug. 2025
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Over the years, according to the college magazine, the house was a faculty club, residence hall, fraternity and home to DU’s final football coach (the school dropped the sport in the early 1960s).—
Thomas Gounley,
Denver Post,
14 Aug. 2025
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In 2005, Israel evacuated all military personnel and civilian communities from Gaza.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Vizcaya Pride: Celebrating Miami’s LGBTQ+ history and community with art, performances, and garden picnics.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift both dated Jonas Brothers at the same time, but the real love story was the two women’s friendship that emerged from those romances.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
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Also, the female-heavy production team added a keen sense of understanding of female friendships and family relationships, which brought truth to the outlandish premise.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
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The association’s optimism draws on a history of rapid growth.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Aug. 2025
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The difficulty for the police, the clubs, the players association and other Dutch authorities is that there is a culture in modern-day football for many players flaunting their wealth.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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Master’s degrees in computer, information sciences and support services; health professions; and public administration and social services climbed the most between 2011 and 2022, growing 145%, 75% and 20%, respectively.—
Fiona Riley,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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In Milwaukee, the teaching pathway can start in high school Another way to recruit for the teaching profession is to consider the non-teachers who are already in schools each day: students and classroom aides.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the post-Yugoslavia society, there are still traditionalistic values.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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The task now is clear: invest in education, demand higher standards, and rebuild trust from the ground up – because the future of health, sustainability, and society may well be dependent on it.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Not just between people and technology, but between industries, systems and institutions.—
Alex Goryachev,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The announcement comes two days after Swenson, the institution's president since September 2022, was placed on administrative leave, effective immediately.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Brotherhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brotherhood. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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