chapters

noun

plural of chapter
1
as in affiliates
a local unit of an organization our chapter was well represented at the Jaycees' national convention

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2
as in stages
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 Altogether, the homes trace the major chapters of James’s career, from teenage phenom to NBA veteran and businessman. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2026 Jules survives, and the book continues across a decade, with chapters telling of the first of May each year, relentlessly building toward a surprising conclusion. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026 Samples or compositions are given to all of the city chapters, and attendees get to chop up and edit the selections. — Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 The testing phase comprised 53 separate commissioning procedures broken into 308 individual chapters. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026 But over the next two decades, the tension between the org’s Los Angeles and New York chapters only grew. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 Iceland previously opened 27 of the 35 chapters and provisionally closed 11 of them. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 18 Aug. 2026 Would Serial not be as compelling told in an audiobook format with 12 chapters? — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Hayden Panettiere opened up about some of the most painful chapters of her life just months before her death at 36. — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chapters
  1. affiliates
  2. stages
  3. cells
  4. phases
  5. steps
  6. points
  7. places
Noun
  • Nonprofits join growing number of affiliates Commercial affiliates aren’t new to higher education.
    — James Pollard, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Helicopter footage captured by local CBS and NBC affiliates showed the blue motorcycle speeding on surface streets, with the rider wearing a mask and often appearing to be talking on his phone, and at least once, standing up on his bike.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of affiliates
Noun
  • Iran and Oman, which is on the opposite side of the strait, are reportedly in the final stages of agreeing upon a plan for joint management of the waterway.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • But Barca need more than that to reach the latter stages of the Champions League.
    — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of stages
Noun
  • That protein then trains the immune system to learn to attack cancer cells.
    — Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The vaccine targets abnormal proteins called neoantigens that appear on the surface of cancer cells.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of cells
Noun
  • El Niño and La Niña are different phases of the same system—the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a large-scale climate pattern whose oceanic and atmospheric characteristics occur in and above the east-central Pacific Ocean.
    — John P. Rafferty, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026
  • There was a 12-per-person cap across the two early sales phases, but that will be lifted next year, organizers said Friday.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of phases
Noun
  • Anyone in Livingston County who believes they've been exposed is asked to capture the bat, report the exposure by filling out a form on the health department's website and call department staff at 517‑552‑6882 for testing guidance and next steps.
    — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Anthropic, the maker of Claude AI software, has taken aggressive steps to decrease its reliance on Nvidia.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of steps
Noun
  • Veronica Burton had 14 points and seven assists for the cold-shooting Valkyries (25-10), who have yet to beat Minnesota in seven meetings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Moody was elected at Florida's attorney general twice, defeating her Democratic challenger in 2022 by more than 20 points.
    — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of points
Noun
  • Toto’s Bar and Bacchus Restaurant are agreeable places for drinks and meals, with grandstand views of all the yachting action in the bay.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • There aren’t many places to hide, and radar can still spot a ship even with its transponder off.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
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“Chapters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chapters. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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