Thesaurus results for CHAPTERS

chapters

noun

plural of chapter

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a local unit of an organization our chapter was well represented at the Jaycees' national convention

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an individual part of a process, series, or ranking a horror movie that marks a new chapter in vicarious sadism

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Recent Examples of chapters The Swedish writer Jörgen Löwenfeldt has invited readers to vote on directions for future chapters in his serial fiction, making the work sort of like a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026 From the classroom to the council chamber Voters of Tomorrow chapters are meeting with local officials, hosting voter registration drives on campuses and holding information sessions at high schools. — Sasha Tuddenham, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026 The book has chapters on neoliberalism, AI, and the current concept of the creative class. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026 Structured in three chapters modeled on the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the film follows Johnny, a pastor from Taiwan whose sermons have built him a large Singaporean following at a popular megachurch. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026 The small gathering eventually grew into Schools Beyond Screens, a grassroots movement with thousands of members and roughly 230 chapters in school districts across 40 states, Byock said. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026 The cast includes Lee Kang-sheng, Taiwanese filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang’s longtime leading actor, playing two grandmothers in different chapters of the film, marking his first female roles on screen. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026 Todd will be remembered with great affection and gratitude for his place in one of the most memorable chapters in Reds history. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Beyond that, chapters are given flexibility to pick the time, frequency, location and method for publicizing their events, de la Mare says. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 22 Oct. 2026

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But those services allow for geofenced dynamic advertising insertion (DAI), allowing local affiliates to sell commercials to a streaming audience.

— Alex Sherman, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
The agreement does not say which shareholders, affiliates or family members have been approved to transact with Betancourt’s company.

— Cate Brown, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

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Joby’s flights come as the company approaches the final stages of the FAA’s type certification process for its S4 aircraft.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Three manuscripts published in the AHA’s flagship journal, Circulation, include guidelines for navigating these stages.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of stages

Noun

New approach to missile deployment Traditional vertical launch systems provide warships with an integrated way to fire missiles from onboard launch cells.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
The side effect of being able to reduce the risk of cancerous skin cells and potentially prevent future skin cancers is a definite bonus as well.

— Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of cells

Noun

This applies during launch, operation, and end of life phases, and satellites and other spacecraft need to be designed with this in mind.

— David Zamora, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
It’s been 17 years since the High Line opened, with subsequent phases of the elevated park unfurling to the northern terminus at 34th Street.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of phases

Noun

The other two, Descript and Resemble AI, had taken steps to make nonconsensual cloning harder.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Yet over the past year, Netanyahu has taken steps that angered Trump and others in his administration, including strikes in Lebanon and Gaza that undercut his regional peace efforts.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of steps

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For Detroit, Cade Cunningham notched 33 points and seven assists.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026
Antetokounmpo finished with 30 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, but the Lakers surged in the third quarter, outscoring Miami 32-21 to cruise to victory.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of points

Noun

Those are places where many voters look skeptically, even scornfully, upon big cities and the people who run them.

— Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
The volumes insist that Jewish communities be remembered not solely as sites of death but as places where people lived, argued, worked and celebrated.

— Jennifer Rich, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

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