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 The campus has recently made improvements in the Texas Education Agency’s A-F Accountability Rating system, scoring a C rating after three consecutive years of a D rating or lower. Samuel O’Neal 18, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026 The old names will persist, and the campus buildings will still stand. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026 Georgia Tech student Caden Qiao has been found safe after disappearing Sunday evening, campus police announced Thursday morning. Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 The newest campus parties trade the keg for wellness activities like group runs, cold plunges, HIIT, yoga, Pilates and stretching. Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for campus
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campus
Noun
  • Both parks received upgraded seating, additional picnic tables and a larger picnic shelter, a news release said.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • At least 100 evidence markers were seen around the park outside the Metro Center.
    Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In 2010, researchers at Northumbria University discovered that a particular species of tart cherries, the Montmorency variety, contained anti-oxidative properties because of their high levels of polyphenols — particularly a type named anthocyanins.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The van was on airport property, while the SUV was outside the airport perimeter.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Toney finished the game with 12 catches for 114 yards and a touchdown.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Fecht later added a 13-yard TD toss to Brendon Salach before sitting out the second half.
    Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Russian forces also repeatedly struck a shopping center in the southern Mykolaiv region with drones overnight, damaging retail premises and sparking fires, Ukraine’s state emergency services said.
    Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
  • As the quartet’s planning proceeds, complete with a Lego model of the bank premises, Hamza’s wrangling for a larger share of the haul is relentless.
    Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • On one hand, the aggressive expansion of data centers is intensifying competition for finite resources like land and water, putting them in direct conflict with agricultural land use in certain regions.
    , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Florida’s Legislature passed a data-center bill this year with broad bipartisan support — 92-16 in the House, 31-6 in the Senate — requiring large data centers to pay their full cost of service and giving local governments more say over land use.
    Kam Shenai, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Campus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campus. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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