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corps

noun

ˈkȯr How to pronounce corps (audio)
Definition of corpsnext
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 The Chiefs will face a Broncos receiving corps that now includes Waddle, who is coming off a 64-reception, six-touchdown season with the Miami Dolphins. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026 Seattle's Super Bowl win in February was aided by having a strong corps of wide receivers for quarterback Sam Darnold to throw to, led by Jaxon Smith-Njigba. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026 Virginia Tech's Corps of Cadets dates back to 1872, and the school remains one of a select few public universities with both an active cadet corps and a civilian campus lifestyle today. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 As the President sat down to eat with the press corps, a would-be assassin stormed through a security checkpoint before being subdued by the Secret Service. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for corps
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corps
  1. fraternity
  2. profession
  3. community
  4. brotherhood
Noun
  • Another moment of remarkable fraternity between the two countries unfolded in 1998, when President Bill Clinton flew to Beijing to meet with the Chinese Communist Party’s general secretary, Jiang Zemin.
    — Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Blas had been at a function at a fraternity just north of campus that is unaffiliated with the university.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of fraternity
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  • This is absolutely the best thing that could ever happen this season to my profession.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Cho herself prepared by consulting the late master of the form, Frederick Wiseman, who was unabashed about the tension between documentary filmaking’s often radical politics and the privilege required to turn it into a profession.
    — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of profession
Noun
  • Republicans and Democrats alike have faced anger from voters anxious about the impact a data center built in their community will have on utility bills, property values, and quality of life.
    — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2026
  • OpenAI’s recent proof, for instance, has yet to receive verification from the wider mathematical community.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of community
Noun
  • To Houston, the most important thing for the unit is maintaining the brotherhood.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026
  • So watch this movie and see where this eternal brotherhood started in every frame.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of brotherhood

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