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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 campuses
There have been no recent reports of immigration arrests on school campuses.
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Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The program primarily funds police officers, counselors and social workers on school campuses.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Online criminals are sophisticated and usually one step ahead of typically understaffed campuses.
—Edsource, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Thirty-two schools landed on the state’s low-performing list in the 2024-25 school year, and six CMS campuses got F ratings from the state.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Companies like Meta, Oracle, and OpenAI are building large campuses that require reliable, continuous power.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Making campuses green In 2020, our research team at Texas A&M University launched a Green Campus Initiative to promote a healthier campus environment.
—Chanam Lee, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Over the past 10 days, more than a dozen college campuses have been the target of the dangerous criminal hoax known as swatting, with law enforcement lured to a location in response to a false report of a horrific crime.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
In the past, the board has rotated its public meeting place among the three campuses of Washington Township Schools, Morgan Township Schools, and Kouts Schools.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The program primarily funds police officers, counselors and social workers on school campuses.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Online criminals are sophisticated and usually one step ahead of typically understaffed campuses.
—Edsource, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Thirty-two schools landed on the state’s low-performing list in the 2024-25 school year, and six CMS campuses got F ratings from the state.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Companies like Meta, Oracle, and OpenAI are building large campuses that require reliable, continuous power.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Making campuses green In 2020, our research team at Texas A&M University launched a Green Campus Initiative to promote a healthier campus environment.
—Chanam Lee, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Over the past 10 days, more than a dozen college campuses have been the target of the dangerous criminal hoax known as swatting, with law enforcement lured to a location in response to a false report of a horrific crime.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
In the past, the board has rotated its public meeting place among the three campuses of Washington Township Schools, Morgan Township Schools, and Kouts Schools.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campuses
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Some roads and low-lying property including parking lots, parks and lawns near the waterfront will experience shallow flooding.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Among the awards, three of the Ohio parks' roller coasters are in the top 10 worldwide, and even more rank in the top 50.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Indigenous Tribes’ ancestral homelands and hunting grounds could be under threat of mining, clear cutting, or development without consultation because of this decision.—
Ryan Gellert,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Detroit Lions explicitly ban ticket resales for a profit on Ford Field grounds, according to the team’s website.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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There’s humor, insight, and a ton of catchy and inventive premises here.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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These failures occurred when the AI models confabulated successful operations and built subsequent actions on false premises, highlighting the risks of depending on AI assistants that can misinterpret file structures or fabricate data to hide their errors.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Jones’ 197 yards passing were the most ever in a first half in his career.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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One week later, Smith finished with eight catches for a career-high 169 yards.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Investment properties can be hit with higher mortgage rates than second homes.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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Merino wool also has natural temperature-regulating and odor-controlling properties—both of which are ideal for hiking.—
Anne Taylor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Campuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campuses. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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