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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
Indeed, colleges and universities across the nation have implemented hiring freezes, laid off staff, paused investments, and accepted fewer students, among other actions, in response to their possible budget gaps.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The Blue Line links to the Orange Line at State Street and the Green Line at Government Center, connecting riders to top attractions like the Freedom Trail, neighborhoods like Back Bay and Beacon Hill, and colleges like Boston University and Boston College.
—Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
Nearly four months later, the Big Ten campus just outside Chicago eliminated 425 employee positions, amid similar austerity measures at other colleges due to changing government policies.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
That practice now depends on whether colleges can embed governance into the daily rhythms of approval, oversight, and communication.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Offering more than 120 bachelor's, 43 master's and 25 doctoral programs across six colleges—including engineering, sciences, business and education—the university is classified as having very high research activity.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The requests include a wide swath of projects covering a huge variety of topics, notably roads, water, colleges, health care facilities and more.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Only one said the goal was to submit a Dialogue portfolio to colleges.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Not one Kentucky institution made the Top 100 in Forbes' List of America's top colleges this year.
—Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The Blue Line links to the Orange Line at State Street and the Green Line at Government Center, connecting riders to top attractions like the Freedom Trail, neighborhoods like Back Bay and Beacon Hill, and colleges like Boston University and Boston College.
—Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
Nearly four months later, the Big Ten campus just outside Chicago eliminated 425 employee positions, amid similar austerity measures at other colleges due to changing government policies.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
That practice now depends on whether colleges can embed governance into the daily rhythms of approval, oversight, and communication.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Offering more than 120 bachelor's, 43 master's and 25 doctoral programs across six colleges—including engineering, sciences, business and education—the university is classified as having very high research activity.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The requests include a wide swath of projects covering a huge variety of topics, notably roads, water, colleges, health care facilities and more.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Only one said the goal was to submit a Dialogue portfolio to colleges.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Not one Kentucky institution made the Top 100 in Forbes' List of America's top colleges this year.
—Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleges
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Energy Foundation China, the nonprofit group mentioned by Lucci, is one such major funder of domestic environmental nonprofit organizations, disbursing tens of millions of dollars each year to support American activists while operating under the oversight of the CCP.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Quintana said some organizations and companies backed out of sponsorships or being part of the march this year.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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The data set is hosted on a website of the European research institutions that created it.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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Powered by advanced technology and human creativity, Tala is reinventing financial infrastructure to solve what legacy institutions can’t or won’t, in order to unlock global economic progress.—
Jack McCullough,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Research institutes in Japan, China, and Europe have launched their own greenhouse gas-monitoring satellites.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
6 Sep. 2025
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Adityanath noted that just four years ago, no universities in the state offered courses in space science, but today over a dozen institutes provide such programs.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The asylum application asked whether Soliman had belonged to political parties or other associations in his home country.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Researchers believe that these past associations may be attributable to confounding.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
9 Sep. 2025
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All of these efforts stemmed from the belief that democratic societies based on free markets would create politically stable and prosperous societies.—
Time,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
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While parts of European societies have long nurtured a growing strain of anti-Americanism, Poland is different—few nations show such consistent sympathy for American citizens and ideals.—
Sławomir Cenckiewicz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 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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Organizers had OK’d this, along with the participation of community groups including sororities and fraternities, Osbern previously said.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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While Texas requires two-thirds of the body to be in attendance for a quorum, Missouri’s legislature only requires a simple majority — and the GOP holds roughly a two-thirds majority in both chambers of the Missouri legislature.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Three commissioners were needed for the meeting; Ralph Rosado and Damian Pardo were the only two who made an appearance in the commission chambers Friday morning.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Colleges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleges. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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