campus

Definition of campusnext
as in park
the area and buildings around a university, college, school, etc. Visitors crowded the campus on graduation day. Rallies were held on university campuses across the country. We walked around the campus on our first day.

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Recent Examples of campus Students’ absences have been excused during the closure, but families also have had the option of alternative instruction at a site on the Jacksonville High School campus. Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2026 The Micron Research Labs will be headquartered in Boise, Idaho, with a flagship campus designed to host hundreds of researchers. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026 Recommended by Our Editors The AirPods Pro 3 deliver ultimate quiet for busy campus routines, packing twice the active noise cancellation of previous models to block out library distractions. Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026 In a letter of opposition, the CSU said the transfer pathway between community colleges and its campuses was the most effective way to increase access to bachelor’s degrees. Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for campus
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Noun
  • He was found dead after crashing his blue Kia into a home near the park.
    Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Down in the Keys, Dry Tortugas National Park has grappled with deteriorating historic masonry and failing dock systems, threatening the safety of tens of thousands of visitors who visit the park’s remote Fort Jefferson each year.
    Lulu Vilas, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The property is situated on a lot spanning 5,400 square feet.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The real estate group operates 38 properties, all of which include an Ikea store, across 15 markets in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
    Sam Birchall, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Ryder Ajeto’s first touch in the box was deflected by a Florida defender, but Ajeto followed the ball and scored from eight yards to produce the final 3-1 margin.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
  • More than 30 yards offshore, a 10-year-old girl was being pulled out by a rip current.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
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  • Some prediction market companies have received unflattering media headlines based on false premises—Kalshi doesn’t take bets directly involving war or wildfires despite substantial news coverage suggesting otherwise.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • What is sophistic is therefore to let the movement from sentience to moral status and then from moral status to legal rights happen without making visible the additional premises that are necessary at each stage.
    Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The ability for those tailings to be stored on land safely is a key debate.
    Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Strancally Castle was built around 1830 on land overlooking the River Blackwater and underwent extensive renovation in 2003, according to a state architectural archive.
    Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Campus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campus. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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