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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
While Stockton is fielding interest from local colleges, including Northern Colorado and Western Colorado, Dyes will definitely be wrestling in college.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2026
The list displays all public schools in alphabetical order, followed by private schools and then colleges and universities.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
Undergraduate courses changed her understanding of the world and her place in it, and her goal is to expand such programs to historically Black colleges and universities.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 22 Feb. 2026
The same law also prompted state agencies that govern colleges and universities in 2024 to remove introductory sociology from Florida’s core course list.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
Now the state colleges are showing up, the city colleges are showing up, the school district is showing up.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 21 Feb. 2026
The next half-hour is basically a suburban Georgia hangout comedy, with Brian becoming distressed that his son wants to attend Pepperdine in Malibu with his white friends, while dismissing Morehouse and other historically Black colleges and universities as unnecessary.
—John Beifuss, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 20 Feb. 2026
Many two-year degree schools also had a higher initial payoff than four-year colleges.
—Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
Florida colleges and universities have a role to play too.
—Margi Glavovic Nothard, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2026
The list displays all public schools in alphabetical order, followed by private schools and then colleges and universities.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
Undergraduate courses changed her understanding of the world and her place in it, and her goal is to expand such programs to historically Black colleges and universities.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 22 Feb. 2026
The same law also prompted state agencies that govern colleges and universities in 2024 to remove introductory sociology from Florida’s core course list.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
Now the state colleges are showing up, the city colleges are showing up, the school district is showing up.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 21 Feb. 2026
The next half-hour is basically a suburban Georgia hangout comedy, with Brian becoming distressed that his son wants to attend Pepperdine in Malibu with his white friends, while dismissing Morehouse and other historically Black colleges and universities as unnecessary.
—John Beifuss, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 20 Feb. 2026
Many two-year degree schools also had a higher initial payoff than four-year colleges.
—Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
Florida colleges and universities have a role to play too.
—Margi Glavovic Nothard, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleges
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The missing records were earlier reported by the journalist Roger Sollenberger on Substack and NPR, and have since been documented by other news organizations.—
ERIC TUCKER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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The month kicks off with a huge event at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science where hundreds of businesses and organizations set up booths with fun STEM activities and information about their STEM contributions.—
Libby Smith,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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About 400 people initially signed the statement, representing a range of Christian denominations, leaders of Black, Asian and Latino churches and associations and Christian universities and institutions.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Since its founding in 2010, the DCC’s impact has helped elevate Sylvester to Florida’s only National Cancer Institute (NCI)–designated cancer center, placing it among the nation’s elite institutions for cancer research and care.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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The HiLumi program involves nearly 50 institutes across more than 20 countries.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Feb. 2026
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And at the National Institutes of Health, the crown jewel of federal research, more than half of its 27 institutes currently lack directors.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Coogan was poking fun at tech companies’ impulse to name themselves after myths and parables, even when those myths and cultural artifacts have negative associations.—
Diego Lasarte,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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About 400 people initially signed the statement, representing a range of Christian denominations, leaders of Black, Asian and Latino churches and associations and Christian universities and institutions.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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One of Ong’s observations in Orality and Literacy is about heavy and light characters in oral societies.—
Derek Thompson,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2026
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The concept shared by these two works is the idea that colonial and authoritarian societies are held together through the presence of a scapegoat (The Barbarians) whose existence justifies the need for all the tools a society uses to build and maintain control.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Pack Drumline that plays for Chicago Bulls and Chicago Sky games entertained before the game while Black fraternities and sororities showed off their dance moves.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Members from all nine historically African-American fraternities and sororities that make up the Divine Nine attended the event.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement Even if both chambers approve the resolutions, their practical impact remains uncertain.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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Top Congressional Democrats and Republicans that make up a group known as the Gang of Eight — party leaders from both chambers, as well as the Intelligence committees' leadership — were notified by the White House shortly before the attack.—
Sam Gringlas,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Colleges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleges. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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