campuses

noun

plural of campus
as in parks
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 are plenty of massive AI campuses in Texas on the drawing board. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 On Instagram, some videos depict people getting approached in malls and grocery stores and on college campuses and sidewalks. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 This makes Berkeley the most selective of the nine undergraduate UC campuses, dethroning UC Los Angeles from that position. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Given that the fall semester will soon start at campuses across the country, many rosters are already set. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Teachers and staff from 63 Aurora Public Schools campuses used the resource, including preschool, elementary, middle and high school educators, counselors, therapists and special education staff. — Tori Mason, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 While the University of Michigan is not the first university to experiment with grade covering or shadowing, the practice has never caught on at many campuses. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The district had 37 campuses that received those ratings last year, with 41 getting a C grade. — Samuel O’Neal 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026 Multiple staffers have indicated to OutKick-Fox News that this question is currently being discussed among compliance departments across college campuses. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campuses
  1. parks
  2. grounds
  3. premises
  4. properties
  5. yards
Noun
  • Expect to see everything from elk and moose to bald eagles in one of the most stunning parks in the country.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Known for its sugar-white sand and warm Gulf waters, the destination offers fresh seafood restaurants, waterfront parks, and opportunities for kayaking, paddleboarding, and fishing.
    — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of parks
Noun
  • The administration is pushing to restrict leading Chinese open-weight models on cybersecurity grounds.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • While Theo lived in the hospital, Sarah and Gary lived on the hospital grounds at the Ronald McDonald House — becoming one of the longest residents to ever stay at the home.
    — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of grounds
Noun
  • And as for Amazon’s core cloud business, which has seen its own boost from post-training reinforcement learning and agent tool use, Jassy noted that 85% of global IT spending is still on-premises.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • Investigators found his ashes in a brown paper bag on the floor of the funeral director’s premises more than a year after Bush handed her a little blue coffin and told her Sunny’s ashes were inside.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of premises
Noun
  • Scandium is considered a highly strategic rare earth element because of its unique properties.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • At home, Indian authorities moved aggressively, seizing his properties and luxury assets, from high-end cars to jewelry and artworks.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of properties
Noun
  • Company executives believe bringing fuel directly to fleet yards could remove that barrier.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • King was 21-of-34 passing for 180 yards and 2 touchdowns and carried the ball three times for another 39 yards and a touchdown that finished a 13-play, 65-yard drive over the final one minute, 55 seconds of regulation.
    — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of yards

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