country club

noun

Definition of country clubnext
as in service club

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Recent Examples of country club Beef‘s second season sees Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny play a young couple working at a lavish country club in Montecito, California. — Simon Thompson, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026 There are also many excellent options for golfers seeking a country club. — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026 The cofounder and head honcho at Flock Safety, the increasingly infamous license plate reader company, is sitting across a small conference room table dressed like a country club attendant with a blue polo neatly tucked into brown pants. — Andrew Zucker, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026 Some have wondered if the poisoner is an area resident feeling left out of the recreation area, the atmosphere of which seems like a cross between a county park and a country club. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for country club
Recent Examples of Synonyms for country club
  1. service club
  2. clubhouse
  3. union
Noun
  • Optimist International is one of the world’s largest service club organizations with over 40,000 adult and youth members in over 1,600 clubs in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico, Africa, Europe, Asia, and throughout the world.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2026
  • The Rotary took the helm as the parade’s organizer in 2021, with proceeds raised through entry fees and sponsorships distributed to charities supported by the nonprofit service club.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of service club
Noun
  • Soon after trainer Dave Groeschner visited the mound, Whisenhunt left the game and returned to the Giants’ clubhouse.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Pitching prospect Elmer Rodríguez, while not officially promoted, had a locker in the Yankees’ clubhouse on Tuesday.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of clubhouse
Noun
  • Amid the confusion, the tenants union met with Lucas to discuss how the city would help displaced residents, resulting in the new agreement.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Joe then tied the mangalsutra around her neck to signify their union.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of union

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“Country club.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/country%20club. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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