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as in crowd
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
a large community of retired people in the coastal town
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as in fraternity
the body of people in a profession or field of activity
members of the medical community
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as in similarity
the quality or state of having many qualities in common
there's a community of aesthetics that makes a very modern-looking gallery an especially appropriate setting for primitive art
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as in brotherhood
the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions
interactive features that are designed to foster a sense of community among the visitors to the Web site
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Recent Examples of community
This is just one example of the backsliding of America to vilify the LGBTQ community to appease a political base distracted by identity politics over substantive issues of national concern—regardless of the scientific and moral justification of such a change.
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Dr. Nikki Romanik, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Use the new moon in your sign on June 25 to set intentions around community, joy, and authentic friendship.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
The heat community recognizes the cultural and political complexity of preparing for a problem that everyone can feel but not everyone understands.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
In addition, Bush points out that community may help with offsetting the costs of various things.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 1 Oct. 2025
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Dr. Nikki Romanik, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Use the new moon in your sign on June 25 to set intentions around community, joy, and authentic friendship.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
The heat community recognizes the cultural and political complexity of preparing for a problem that everyone can feel but not everyone understands.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
In addition, Bush points out that community may help with offsetting the costs of various things.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for community
Noun
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Longer-range drones are also routinely used to strike towns and cities close to the front.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Several businesses were damaged, roads were left with deep cracks, and an old Roman Catholic church in nearby Daanbantayan town was also damaged, Cañete said.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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The roughly 5-month-old kitten got a fresh start after he and his littermates were found living in a colony of feral cats.—
Simone Jasper,
Charlotte Observer,
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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Laufey was standing in front of a packed crowd of some 12,000 adoring fans at Oakland Arena.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Masters champ addressed the media after Europe prevailed over the United States 15-13, and specifically called into question the contentious atmosphere and raucous crowd.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Two Syracuse University students have been charged with a hate crime after allegedly throwing a bag of pork into a Jewish fraternity house as people gathered to observe Rosh Hashanah.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
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In France, many of these free men of color witnessed the tumultuous storming of the Bastille prison in July 1789 and watched with hope as the revolutionary rhetoric of liberty, equality, and fraternity eventually led the French populace to overturn monarchical rule.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Due to the similarities with the viral Coldplay jumbotron, social media users were quick to assume that something untoward was happening.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Vasquez seemingly shared no visual similarities to Samuel Vazquez, a 41-year-old accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and her dog outside a Publix in Davenport, the outlet reported.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Purpose, brotherhood and a responsibility to honor those who came before us.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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An unexpected power shift will threaten the brotherhood between Phil and Geoffrey, whose loyalties to the Banks family will be tested.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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This is a six-bed, six-and-three-half bath, 9,000-square-foot, English Country Estate-Style Cottage in the River Glades neighborhood of Prospect.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The long lines have blocked access to a neighborhood garden store.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Dancers and band members from the nearby Edison School of the Arts performed at the grand opening ceremony, where Elanco launched a nutrition program to feed and educate 250 families in the Valley Neighborhood.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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To find that balance, for myself and my family, I meal-prep about once a week.—
Millie Peartree,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Community.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/community. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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