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
  • Under the proposal, the stadium's large parking area would be transformed into a flexible park with public recreational facilities and space for special events.
    Sergio Candido, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • To the east of the park, plans include 165 miles of vehicle barriers.
    Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • He is charged with destruction of property to prevent its seizure, a felony that could carry five years in prison.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Vorobyov also reported damage to residential properties in three districts to the east of Moscow and to a shopping center, local government building and residential building in Kolomna to the southeast of the capital.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Black took eight carries in Thursday’s victory over the Chargers and turned them into 33 yards.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Wyatt and Berk speculated that something may have happened to Steven at this house, but there was no search of the premises due to the circumstantial nature of the evidence.
    Jeremy Greenberg, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • State lawmakers are considering a bill that would require large retailers to preserve documentation of immigration enforcement activity on their premises, following ICE raids at Home Depot parking lots in Southern California last summer.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 15 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 23 Aug. 2026.

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