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
Community colleges alone enroll roughly 44% of all undergraduates, yet they are rarely featured in mainstream narratives.
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Yolanda Watson Spiva, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
In contexts not concerning the elite private colleges of New England and their decades-old conflicts and syllabi and on-campus squabbles, this mode of prestige media procedure matters absolutely and enormously, at scales difficult to tabulate.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
That could include adding positions like peer support specialists, addressing retention challenges like access to child care and establishing partnerships between hospitals and nearby colleges to produce a steady stream of workers.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Originally, civic organizations selected participants who represented their respective Midwestern cities and colleges.
—Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
The university agreed to use a memo by the Department of Justice that orders colleges to abandon diversity, equity and inclusion programs as a training resource for faculty and staff.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
This is the highest of those 43 colleges in our region.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
Her latest donation is to Howard University, as Scott continues her commitment to advance racial equity by supporting historically Black colleges and universities across the United States.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
Their philanthropy touches all 12 of the university’s schools and colleges, as well as the university’s libraries, student affairs, athletics and various funds across campus.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Yolanda Watson Spiva, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
In contexts not concerning the elite private colleges of New England and their decades-old conflicts and syllabi and on-campus squabbles, this mode of prestige media procedure matters absolutely and enormously, at scales difficult to tabulate.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
That could include adding positions like peer support specialists, addressing retention challenges like access to child care and establishing partnerships between hospitals and nearby colleges to produce a steady stream of workers.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Originally, civic organizations selected participants who represented their respective Midwestern cities and colleges.
—Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
The university agreed to use a memo by the Department of Justice that orders colleges to abandon diversity, equity and inclusion programs as a training resource for faculty and staff.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
This is the highest of those 43 colleges in our region.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
Her latest donation is to Howard University, as Scott continues her commitment to advance racial equity by supporting historically Black colleges and universities across the United States.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
Their philanthropy touches all 12 of the university’s schools and colleges, as well as the university’s libraries, student affairs, athletics and various funds across campus.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleges
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Because of the skills that neurodiverse individuals can bring to the workplace — hyperfocus, creativity, empathy and niche expertise, just to name a few — some research suggests that organizations prioritizing inclusivity in this space generate nearly one-fifth higher revenue.—
Rachel Curry,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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Roughly one-third of that came from online donations –- made either on a third-party online fundraising platform or through nonprofit organizations’ websites, which themselves may be powered by a third-party platform’s fundraising software.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Western counterparts often acknowledge them privately, even as public backlash from some European institutions and media figures ensued against Rubio’s candor.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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The oil downturn and currency devaluation of the early 1980s shook Venezuelan society deeply, hollowing out the middle class and undermining trust in political institutions.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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Three other Biohub institutes — in New York, San Francisco and Chicago, focus on addressing different scientific challenges.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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More community efforts followed as Longo and his wife went on to create a girls’ orphanage and institutes for prisoners’ children in subsequent decades.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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This can be achieved through financial collaborations and the formation of merchants associations, Brady said.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Brands cross borders more freely than political iconography, and arrive with preloaded emotional associations.—
Debbie Millman,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
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Parallel societies in certain urban areas and rising violent crime statistics linked to some migrant cohorts in countries such as Sweden and Germany led to the dramatic rise of populist and patriotic parties across the continent, from France to Italy to the Netherlands.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Freedom from fear mattered because frightened societies are easily manipulated.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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See drill teams, high school bands, fraternities and sororities, churches and other organizations and groups marching as the parade travels along Harbor Drive South.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Dec. 2025
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According to Frank, members of TCU fraternities live in some of the houses that have generated noise complaints, including DeCicco’s house.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Dec. 2025
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Cities like Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tucson could lose more than 20% of their Colorado River water, triggering public debates in council chambers and municipal offices over how to respond, what to sacrifice and what to prioritize.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Trump officials invited a dozen members of Congress, including Republican and Democratic leaders and the top lawmakers on intelligence and armed services committees in both chambers.—
Claudia Grisales,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Colleges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleges. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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