fellowships 1 of 2

noun

plural of fellowship
1
as in organizations
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 fraternities
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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fellowships

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fellowship
as in receives

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Recent Examples of fellowships
Noun
The proceeds from the sale will go towards fellowships, grants, and residencies. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 17 July 2026 The proceeds will fund fellowships, grants, and residencies, according to Sotheby’s. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 July 2026 Her work has been supported by fellowships from the Wallace Stegner Fellowship Program at Stanford University and the National Endowment for the Arts. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 Nine curatorial fellowships will be awarded funding of between $27,000 and $50,000, and twenty small-scale organizations will get between $20,000 and $30,000 each. — News Desk, Artforum, 8 July 2026 Since its founding 40 years ago, amfAR has raised more than $970 million and funded more than 3,900 research fellowships for research teams worldwide. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 29 June 2026 The Esserman-Knight Foundation funds two emerging investigative reporter fellowships at the Miami Herald, and these reporters were involved in the Crackdown and Bus Patrol projects. — Dana Banker, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026 According to Grosvenor Orthopaedic Partners, Beresford-Cleary also completed fellowships in Oxford, England, and Vancouver, Canada. — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026 Adobe stood up a Film & TV Fund; Google is funding Sundance Institute AI training and fellowships. — Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellowships
  1. organizations
  2. fraternities
  3. receives
  4. institutes
  5. professions
  6. admits
  7. institutions
  8. corps
Noun
  • Funding challenges have forced the closure of re-entry homes like the one at Charlotte’s McLeod Center and the shuttering of re-entry organizations like Redirection-NC as well as local reentry councils across the state.
    — Amber Gaudet July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • Gartner reported in 2026 that organizations with successful AI initiatives invest up to four times more in data quality, governance, AI-ready people and change management than organizations reporting poor outcomes.
    — Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of organizations
Noun
  • While fraternities and sororities often have their own chapter gatherings and organizational conferences, the picnic creates a space where members from different organizations can come together in a more informal setting.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
  • Members of five historically Black fraternities and sororities will be able to request Michigan license plates featuring their organization's logo.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Definition of fraternities
Verb
  • As part of the trade, Atlanta also receives the right to swap second-round picks with Chicago in 2028.
    — Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
  • The worst-case scenario is Eckert receives a ban, prohibiting him from coaching.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of receives
Noun
  • Founded in 2021, Helical Fusion aims to commercialize fusion research conducted at the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS), one of Japan’s leading public research institutes.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Beijing widens Japan export curbs, targeting drone makers, nuclear firms and defense institutes.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of institutes
Noun
  • By eliminating these roles, companies also risk removing traditional paths into professions.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • Communities as distinct as Mexicans and Peruvians are overrepresented in blue-collar professions compared with non-Latino Americans.
    — Jack Herrera, New Yorker, 14 July 2026
Definition of professions
Verb
  • Garmin News has published an image that purports to be a render of the upcoming wearable, although that site itself admits the veracity of this leak is uncertain.
    — Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • After more than five decades together, Hamel admits living alone felt unimaginable after Somers died.
    — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
Definition of admits
Noun
  • Some real-estate experts contend, however, that institutions shelling out millions to underwrite a property are already dead set on recouping their investments.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • The city also is constrained in taxing because about 1,500 properties — including state offices, hospitals and religious institutions — are exempt from paying local property taxes.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Definition of institutions
Noun
  • On a team led by 33-year-old Scheifele up front and wherein half the defence corps, Morrissey included, is down to the final two years of their contracts, the decision Cheveldayoff makes with respect to Hellebuyck could come to define the era.
    — Murat Ates, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Hegseth has picked fights with the media, including his former employer, Fox News; has pushed the press corps out of the Pentagon complex; and has markedly reduced the free flow of information.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of corps

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