charmed circles

noun

plural of charmed circle
as in elites

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  1. elites
  2. in-groups
  3. folds
  4. communities
  5. organizations
  6. networks
  7. colleges
  8. cliques
Noun
  • Politicians who promote the distrust of institutions and elites do better under such circumstances.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • The Ukrainian leader also suggested that Kyiv's expanding drone attacks would unsettle Russian elites, further undermining Putin's Kremlin.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Definition of elites
Noun
  • In this theory, individuals categorize themselves and others into in-groups and out-groups, which shapes perceptions, attitudes, and behaviours and that typically, people tend to favour those in their in-group.
    — Ellen Choi, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Definition of in-groups
Noun
  • From that glossy start emerges an elaborate, colossal bun composed of braids in varying widths—from pencil-thin plaits woven around the base to chunkier folds making up the lion’s share of the height-enhancing sculpture.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 29 June 2026
  • In it, pieces of raw fish are put in the cracks, crevices, and folds of the skin of Zach Holmes, another of the new cast members, who is a large man.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2026
Definition of folds
Noun
  • Bass said that the Lineage crisis is an environmental justice issue and highlights the health risks communities of color are disproportionately exposed to.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • In recent years, major museums, including the American Museum of Natural History, the Penn Museum, and the Met, have removed human remains from exhibition or returned them to descendant communities.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of communities
Noun
  • The bill is also opposed by organizations representing technology and broadband companies as well as gas station convenience store operators.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
  • The company says the platform can be retrofitted onto existing armored vehicles, allowing defense organizations to upgrade current fleets instead of developing entirely new platforms.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of organizations
Noun
  • Disney Channel Kids The tween audience of the early aughts had multiple networks catering to them, and Disney Channel’s musical ascent was just beginning.
    — Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 5 July 2026
  • Their assets, systems and networks are considered so essential that their disruption would have a debilitating impact on national security, public safety or the economy.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of networks
Noun
  • This platform also lays out a wealth tax, which includes raising taxes for the richest earners, for-profit corporations, large inheritances, and private colleges and universities.
    — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026
  • Like at many private colleges, athletics are a major driver of enrollment at Ursuline.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of colleges
Noun
  • Since its inception, social media has been a proving ground for tween fashion and identity, offering under-16s a digital canvas to experiment with their style and form online cliques around niche interests.
    — Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 2 July 2026
  • Ramsey numbers for same-size red and blue cliques are called diagonal Ramsey numbers.
    — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2026
Definition of cliques
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