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
In 2023, New College was ranked 100 among national liberal arts colleges, and then in 2024 its ranking fell to 122.
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Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Kelly Meyerhofer covers colleges and universities, while Cleo Krejci covers technical colleges and the intersection between education and the workforce.
—Greg Borowski, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The Kirklands had been touring colleges, and Katey was trying to decide which one to attend.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott made one of her largest single donations ever to financially strengthen historically Black colleges and universities.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
Since 2022, Michigan has added new license plate styles, bringing back throwback plates from the 1960s — and even letting Michiganders celebrate their favorite colleges.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Other laws included policies barring ICE from accessing schools and hospitals without a judicial warrant and requiring schools, colleges, and universities to alert parents when ICE is on campus.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
To calculate this figure, parents can access a net price calculator, available on the website of many colleges.
—Susan Alaimo, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
This became especially clear after the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, when top colleges saw a surge in applications.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Kelly Meyerhofer covers colleges and universities, while Cleo Krejci covers technical colleges and the intersection between education and the workforce.
—Greg Borowski, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The Kirklands had been touring colleges, and Katey was trying to decide which one to attend.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott made one of her largest single donations ever to financially strengthen historically Black colleges and universities.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
Since 2022, Michigan has added new license plate styles, bringing back throwback plates from the 1960s — and even letting Michiganders celebrate their favorite colleges.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Other laws included policies barring ICE from accessing schools and hospitals without a judicial warrant and requiring schools, colleges, and universities to alert parents when ICE is on campus.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
To calculate this figure, parents can access a net price calculator, available on the website of many colleges.
—Susan Alaimo, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
This became especially clear after the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, when top colleges saw a surge in applications.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleges
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However, the move drew fire from legislators, nonprofit leaders and the Urban Council, a coalition of civil rights organizations in the Kansas City area affiliated with the Urban Summit.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025
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These efforts give visitors new awareness of the homegrown organizations doing vital nonprofit work across Puerto Rico, as well as a way to support meaningful work happening on the island.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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China has also sought to strengthen its global position through its leadership of multilateral institutions like BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and participation at the United Nations.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Germany is one of Israel's strongest allies due to the legacy of the Holocaust and security is tight at synagogues and other Jewish institutions.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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In China, for one striking example, many individual scholars and academic institutes have pursued extensive and fascinating projects in the field.—
Josh Lambert,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Sep. 2025
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Furnas sees hope in the Senate’s July move to clap back at the president’s proposal to cut the NIH budget by 40%, instead proposing an increase in funding to the institutes by $400 million.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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These associations between soft drink consumption and MDD diagnosis, as well as symptom severity, remained significant in female participants when additionally controlling for body mass index (BMI).—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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The group also shed their prior associations in the process.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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In the mid-twentieth century, Canavan writes, American science fiction often depicted societies ruled by computers as an analog for Soviet communism.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Sep. 2025
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In that vision of a distant, distant future, there is no public sector or state in those societies.—
Nic Juarez,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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Shelton said that while sexualized hazing is commonly associated with college organizations like fraternities, it is also frequently observed in high school sports.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Two of the four were reported to have involved parties at UTC fraternities.—
Angele Latham,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Sep. 2025
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Even though Republicans control both chambers of Congress, at least seven Democrats in the Senate will need to vote in favor of a stopgap spending bill to break the filibuster and pass the measure.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Closely related to this group are the siphonophores, which range from small animals being moved along by one or two pulsing chambers to large, complex animals, which can be seen as either a colony of different types of members or as one animal with organs that do different things.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Colleges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleges. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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