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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 colleges
In 1969, Allen sponsored legislation authorizing school districts and colleges to create early-childhood-development demonstration projects.
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Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
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.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
That placed it with the fifth highest percentage among four-year colleges and universities in the US.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 4 June 2026
Trump officials are taking a hard-line approach against any use of race in admissions, clashing with colleges that invite students to discuss their race in application essays.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
In March 2024, the New England Commission of Higher Education, which is responsible for accrediting colleges and universities in the Northeast, created guidelines for colleges that want to implement these programs.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026
Trozzolo hopes the Media Tech Museum becomes a field trip destination for surrounding schools and colleges.
—Zuri Primos
june 3, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
But elite colleges have been reversing course.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 3 June 2026
Examples of commencement speaker disinvitations have happened at small, private liberal arts colleges, as well as big, public universities.
—Austin Sarat, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
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.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
That placed it with the fifth highest percentage among four-year colleges and universities in the US.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 4 June 2026
Trump officials are taking a hard-line approach against any use of race in admissions, clashing with colleges that invite students to discuss their race in application essays.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
In March 2024, the New England Commission of Higher Education, which is responsible for accrediting colleges and universities in the Northeast, created guidelines for colleges that want to implement these programs.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026
Trozzolo hopes the Media Tech Museum becomes a field trip destination for surrounding schools and colleges.
—Zuri Primos
june 3, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
But elite colleges have been reversing course.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 3 June 2026
Examples of commencement speaker disinvitations have happened at small, private liberal arts colleges, as well as big, public universities.
—Austin Sarat, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleges
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After the claims were not submitted because one of the behavioral health organizations' accreditation was invalid, the two allegedly conspired with another individual to submit claims.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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While some organizations may prefer to wait and see how AI Search evolves, others are already exploring ways to improve their visibility within these platforms.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Most recently, late neoliberalism revived a central aspect of 1970s pluralism, retooled as representative diversity—once again under the pressure of political activism, which reckoned with decades of racially exclusionary collecting, exhibiting, and hiring practices at art institutions.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The project has received support from several Spanish institutions, including the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE) through the RENMARINAS program.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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In addition to the departures at NIAID, 14 of the 27 institutes and centers within NIH are missing permanent directors.—
Kaylah Jackson,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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Since 2020, state lawmakers have spent over $166 million on these institutes across Florida, according to state records analyzed by WLRN.—
Daniel Rivero,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2026
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The march was organized by the Confederation of Chilean Students and supported by other organizations, including the Teachers’ Union, secondary school student associations, and feminist groups.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Kenjura said neighborhood homeowners’ associations can adopt rules to limit the use of electric mobility devices, but only if the HOA owns and maintains the streets and sidewalks.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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The defining risk facing advanced societies in the coming decades is not collapse from external pressure.—
Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Her uncle, Lee Kuan Yew, was Singapore’s first prime minister, credited with setting down an approach to economic development that helped make the city-state one of Asia’s richest and most developed societies.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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Some time after the group formed, Mellencamp signed on as the band’s second singer and performed with them at school dances, sock hops, fraternities, and battle of the bands competitions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Numerous other fraternities and a handful of sororities have received probation and warnings for hazing in the period from 2018 through the spring 2025 semester.—
Matthew Kelly
April 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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Over this week, 61 Catholic brotherhoods snake through the city along the official parade route to Seville's Gothic cathedral and then back to their home churches.—
Alexis Marshall,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
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Those meaningful bonds, or brotherhoods, are constantly at risk of being curtailed.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2026
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The highlight of Leo's visit to Madrid will be his speech Monday to both chambers of the Spanish Parliament, the first by a pope.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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The highlight of Leo's visit to Madrid will be his speech June 8 to both chambers of the Spanish parliament.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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“Colleges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleges. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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