as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a college of craftsmen dedicated to preserving the traditional crafts of Appalachia
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Recent Examples of college
The lieutenant governor also serves on boards overseeing the state’s public colleges, universities, and community colleges as well as the State Lands Commission and California Commission for Economic Development.
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
Flying to visit a college roommate.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
From Minnesota, the brothers both had stints playing college basketball at Duke University — Tyus from 2014 to 2015, and Tre from 2018 to 2020.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County coverage areas.
—Josh Krockey, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
Flying to visit a college roommate.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
From Minnesota, the brothers both had stints playing college basketball at Duke University — Tyus from 2014 to 2015, and Tre from 2018 to 2020.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County coverage areas.
—Josh Krockey, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for college
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On Tuesday, Anthropic expanded the effort to include 150 organizations in more than 15 countries.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The new union, United Faculty-UAW, would be affiliated with the United Auto Workers, which has grown from an auto manufacturing labor organization to one that represents journalists, higher-education faculty, aerospace and defense workers and a variety of white-collar professionals in other fields.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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This historic institution is once again the nexus of local village life.—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Lane and other higher education experts said institutions must focus on recruiting and catering to non-traditional college students.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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The institute, like San Francisco, began discussing a plan to rebuild, Cooper said.—
Sneha Dhandapani,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Unlike at the Center, a solidly bipartisan roster of lecturers speaks to students at the Harvard institute.—
Daniel Rivero,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2026
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According to police, Jang had attended an off-campus party hosted by the Alpha Pi sorority and was given alcohol by his fraternity brothers at Beta Alpha Omega.—
Corin Cesaric,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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The two met when Leak was pledging Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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All that society asked of you was to fulfil your own potential.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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According to the alliance, the theme emphasizes the LGBTQ+ community's place in American society, calls for resistance against efforts to diminish their rights and visibility and encourages people to live openly, proudly and without apology.—
Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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The Star, which also looked into the killing, revealed that Jordan’s associations with organized crime figures, as well as his apparent disregard for angering them, likely contributed to his death.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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The association said a fourth climber, Mārtiņš Bilzēns, survived the fall and was in critical condition.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Since then, five of the remaining seven have been located, with one rescued from the chamber Friday night.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Tensions mounted as the meeting went on, with council members calling multiple recesses and eventually clearing the chambers after shouting matches broke out.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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James Gray revisits his own past, and some of his favorite themes — the complexities of brotherhood, 1980s New York, loss of innocence — in Paper Tiger.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
26 May 2026
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But with the passage of time, their relationship mutates from enmity and abuse to friendship and brotherhood.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
26 May 2026
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“College.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/college. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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