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college

noun

ˈkä-lij How to pronounce college (audio)
Definition of collegenext
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 For college football’s first afternoon at Wembley, that might have been the point. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026 There are HBCUs, and Blacks attend colleges all over the country. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026 Before that, a lot of the coaches in the league were former college coaches and it was played more like the college game. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026 Once again, students from campuses big and small will vie to win our $5,000 grand prize for the best college podcast in America. — Janet W. Lee, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for college
Recent Examples of Synonyms for college
  1. organization
  2. institution
  3. institute
  4. fraternity
  5. society
  6. association
  7. chamber
  8. brotherhood
Noun
  • Sports organizations invest hundreds of millions of dollars in recruiting children, Buckland says.
    — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
  • What capabilities could transfer beyond my current role, organization or industry?
    — Angela C. Hill, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of organization
Noun
  • In February, the village filed suit against Fifth Third Bank seeking $2 million that officials allege the institution improperly paid out in fraudulent checks signed by Henyard.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Others, including major philanthropic institutions, have pulled back out of fear of retribution that giving to political or racial justice causes could draw the administration's ire.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of institution
Noun
  • Wolfgang Busch, director of the institute’s Harnessing Plants Initiative, said the issue is pressing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The campaign involves partnerships with dozens of local organizations, the institute said, with in-person and online outreach to voters often sidestepped by major political campaigns.
    — Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of institute
Noun
  • During Black History Month, speakers came to Golden 1 Credit Union to speak about streetwear culture, Black fraternities and sororities, and members of the Wiltown Riders spoke about the history of Black cowboys.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Nobody in The Line listened, and bad things happened to your fraternity pledge.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of fraternity
Noun
  • Also very modern-seeming are the complex emotional relationships Perry describes between spouses, parents and their children, siblings or friends from different cultures or societies.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
  • There were big problems in vast tranches of societies and cultures.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of society
Noun
  • The association, which represents producers such as Bunim-Murray, Kinetic Content, Lionsgate Alternative TV and Studio Lambert, provided economic data to highlight the nature of the challenge.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Murphy’s staff had increasingly been talking internally about the need for members to support athlete labor rights and for college sports to have a players’ association, at the very least, if not a union.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of association
Noun
  • In city halls and county commission chambers, east to west and north to south, people are squaring off against their local representatives.
    — Scott Neuman, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Preliminary results indicated that United Russia would get 355 out of 450 seats in the State Duma, the lower chamber of parliament, the Central Election Commission said, which would be a record high for the party if confirmed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of chamber
Noun
  • Fans love to witness brotherhood and friendship among players, especially between opposing teams.
    — Jenna Guarneri, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • To Houston, the most important thing for the unit is maintaining the brotherhood.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of brotherhood

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“College.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/college. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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