as in fraternity
the body of people in a profession or field of activity
a reporter who is widely respected throughout the press corps
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Recent Examples of corps
Winners Wide receivers Las Vegas’ receiving corps have been criticized most often post-draft.
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Sam Warren, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Brook is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative.
—Jack Brook, ABC News, 4 May 2026
But Miami’s relief corps has struggled to find any semblance of consistency throughout conference play.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
All because of, at varying times, injuries and inconsistency in the receiving corps and among linemen.
—Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
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Sam Warren, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Brook is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative.
—Jack Brook, ABC News, 4 May 2026
But Miami’s relief corps has struggled to find any semblance of consistency throughout conference play.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
All because of, at varying times, injuries and inconsistency in the receiving corps and among linemen.
—Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corps
Noun
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Riley County police told a Topeka TV station that the incident occurred at a fraternity house in the 1200 block of Fremont Street.—
Eleanor Nash
Updated May 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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Some time after the group formed, Mellencamp signed on as the band’s second singer and performed with them at school dances, sock hops, fraternities, and battle of the bands competitions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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But Anthony Fauci is a near-perfect example of the modern public health profession, someone who believes fanatically in his own infallibility.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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One nurse waited until her seven children were grown before entering the profession in her 50s.—
Nancy Badertscher,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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Water has been a focus of the Newsom administration since his first day in office, when the governor took his cabinet to Monterey Park Tract, a rural Central Valley community that lacked access to safe drinking water.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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These are trade-offs that can be negotiated, at both the local and national levels, to benefit our communities.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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The neon lights on Wrigley beckoned every Cubbies fan to gather in brotherhood and share one of America’s greatest experiences — baseball.—
Charleen Richey,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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His graduation as a full member of this blood brotherhood awaits after his first kill.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Corps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corps. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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