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fellowship 1 of 2

noun

ˈfe-lə-ˌship How to pronounce fellowship (audio)
Definition of fellowshipnext
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as in communion
a friendly relationship marked by ready communication and mutual understanding the new counselor is eager to develop a trustful fellowship with the troubled teens seeking help at the center

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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest a fellowship of physicians dedicated to administering medical aid without regard to politics

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as in friendship
kindly concern, interest, or support this music festival would not have been a success without the fellowship of many people in the community

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as in fraternity
the body of people in a profession or field of activity members of a law firm who violated just about every ethical principle that the legal fellowship holds dear

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as in brotherhood
the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions the fellowship that exists among members of a college fraternity

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fellowship

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verb

as in to receive

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Recent Examples of fellowship
Noun
Instead, they were radicalized in place through exposure to news reporting, online propaganda, preaching, and the fellowship of like-minded individuals. — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026 During his Eisenhower fellowship, Fernández studied how to get a license, even hiring a Miami law firm to help. — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
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Across the Foundation’s 63-year history of awarding fellowships, more than 1,300 Hertz Fellows have been selected. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 11 May 2026 Before the medical school opened, Austin had 259 trainees in 15 residencies and fellowships through UT Southwestern in Dallas. — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fellowship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellowship
  1. communion
  2. organization
  3. friendship
  4. fraternity
  5. brotherhood
  6. receive
  7. solidarity
  8. institution
Noun
  • The property celebrates nature, with biophilic design that effortlessly connects guests with the sand, sea, and sky outside; fittingly, the signature experiences at Patina Maldives are rooted in communion with nature as well.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
  • His niece Amy Ricci recalled telling her uncle that her daughter had eaten an entire box of communion wafers.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
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  • In the first five months of this year, the organization found, the number of people receiving assistance fell in all but three states, and by as much as 20% in Arizona.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The organization will help traditionally Democratic groups like labor and civil society craft AI policy messages, Bores said.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of organization
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  • The two wives soon strike up a tentative friendship as Ye-ji expresses interest in telling Ho-seok’s story — but the group dynamic grows increasingly complicated by their extreme class differences and subtly conflicting desires.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Another chapter digs into Ronson’s rocky friendship with the comedy writer Graham Linehan, whose involvement in the gender-critical movement led him to act out online in ways that Ronson reads as self-destructive.
    — Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of friendship
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  • 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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  • 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
Verb
  • The 311 app will receive messages and respond on the next business day.
    — The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Washington already has a third-round receiving gem in Terry McLaurin.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
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  • The astonishing social movements of the decade—particularly the black freedom struggle and the antiwar movement—could have produced a more durable sense of solidarity and collective possibilities.
    — Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • For those feeling grim about Milwaukee’s local music scene post-The Garage’s closure and no-play list fallout, look no further for artist solidarity than the library.
    — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of solidarity
Noun
  • An artist who wrote more than 20 books and co-founded feminist institutions with Steinem and Jane Fonda, Morgan defied labels in love and politics.
    — Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The photographer Nina Howell Starr guest-curated an exhibition, in 1975, of Evans’s work at the museum, making her the third Black woman to have a solo show at the institution.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
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