CANDIDACIES Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

candidacies

noun

plural of candidacy

as in educations

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Noun

Some protests involved encampments and building occupations, the latter of which occurred at Columbia’s Hamilton Hall, resulting in several arrests, probations, suspensions, degree revocations, and expulsions.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025

Definition of probations

Noun

How could lay people, in light of these instructions, come to a unanimous conclusion as to what Clancy was thinking?

— Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2026
The Moon squares structured Saturn, making unclear emails, shifting responsibilities, or poorly explained instructions especially frustrating.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of instructions

Noun

With Magic Lessons, released in 2020, Hoffman told the tale of Maria Owens, who began the ancestral line of family witches after surviving persecution at the Salem witch trials.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026
No cameras were allowed in the courtroom, as is typical in Maltese criminal trials.

— Kevin Schembri Orland, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of trials

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