as in organizations
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
Sixteen kids have graduated from high school at Have Faith Haiti in the last eight years and all of them have gotten scholarships to American colleges and universities.
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Denise Schrier Cetta, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
She has recently been accepted into multiple colleges, including Savannah College of Art and Design based on her costume design portfolios.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Several colleges and universities awarded her an honorary degree.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
The group is leaving town Saturday, when spring break will just be starting for many other colleges around the country.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
War colleges offer professional military education to Pentagon civilians, high-ranking officers and international partners, focusing on national security, joint operations and strategy.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2026
Antitrust law would describe this framework as a labor market, where elite football players sell their services to colleges as the buyers.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
His December budget proposal included $6 million to implement the program at the state’s 12 universities and 28 colleges.
—Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
Do Americans believe our colleges are worthy of animosity and warfare?
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Denise Schrier Cetta, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
She has recently been accepted into multiple colleges, including Savannah College of Art and Design based on her costume design portfolios.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Several colleges and universities awarded her an honorary degree.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
The group is leaving town Saturday, when spring break will just be starting for many other colleges around the country.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
War colleges offer professional military education to Pentagon civilians, high-ranking officers and international partners, focusing on national security, joint operations and strategy.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2026
Antitrust law would describe this framework as a labor market, where elite football players sell their services to colleges as the buyers.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
His December budget proposal included $6 million to implement the program at the state’s 12 universities and 28 colleges.
—Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
Do Americans believe our colleges are worthy of animosity and warfare?
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleges
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Israel’s overt objectives included not only the removal of Palestinian organizations from Lebanon but also the installment of an Israeli-friendly government that would conclude a peace deal.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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The two organizations recognized the compound could fight tumors caused by a rare genetic disorder, so Pfizer licensed it to a new spin-off, SpringWorks Therapeutics.—
Annette Bakker,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Sacramento’s top public media institutions filed Monday a settlement agreement in their dueling lawsuits to determine the owner of a transmission tower, ending a bitter legal dispute.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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The merge of two storied institutions in New York City was commemorated on Monday, March 16, 2026, at EMS Academy at Fort Totten to mark its 30th anniversary.—
Joanna Moriello,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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This was largely due to the Green Revolution, a broad campaign by governments and research institutes to provide high-yield varieties of wheat and rice, along with pesticides and mechanized agriculture, to developing countries.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
16 Mar. 2026
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Independent research institutes estimate the size of Israel’s arsenal based on available intelligence and historical records.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2026
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Broader cultural implications Meanwhile, the negative associations also impact how people feel about San Francisco more broadly.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2026
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El Concilio, a coalition of Mexican American neighborhood associations rooted in Austin, is proposing that the street César Chavez, named a few months after Chavez’s death, be reversed to its original name First Street.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Gary’s story is quite a change of pace from the usual villainous role of snakes in Hollywood (see The Jungle Book, the Harry Potter franchise, Snakes on a Plane, Anaconda) and the perception of them in human societies more broadly (see the Book of Genesis).—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
15 Mar. 2026
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Some militaries are too confident in their own capacity to overwhelm any hostile army; some are drawn from societies that simply look down on their enemies.—
Phillips Payson O’Brien,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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The dancers will execute styles practiced by historically African American fraternities and sororities, traditional African dances and an array of contemporary styles, according to The Hemmens website.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Members wear the club's colors, purple and gold, with the pride and allegiance reminiscent of those in Black fraternities and sororities.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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The votes in both chambers were along strict partisan lines, with all Democrats against the measure.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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That was not a surprise, given the open rancor between House and Senate leaders left over from last year’s session, which, despite the GOP’s control of both chambers, also failed to produce a budget on time and went an extra 45 days.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Colleges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleges. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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