FELLOWSHIPS Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

fellowships 1 of 2

noun

plural of fellowship

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

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of fellowship

as in receives

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Recent Examples of fellowships

Noun

Once the films are finished, one filmmaker will be chosen to receive an additional $10,000 grant and invited to join the AGBO Storytellers Collective, an alumni network of emerging filmmakers who have won AGBO fellowships or competitions. —

Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026 The Guggenheim Foundation has named the 223 recipients of its 2026 fellowships. —

News Desk, Artforum, 14 Apr. 2026 Right-wing political leaders in Hungary, however, have spent years nurturing relationships with American conservatives through a host of fellowships, conferences, and partnerships to engender that reality. —

Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026 Published widely, Greer holds fellowships from VONA/VOICES, Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, Yaddo, Ragdale, and Lost and Found Lab. —

Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026 The Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting program has awarded 191 fellowships since 1986. —

Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026 Peace Corps volunteers serve in host communities for two years after three months of training and receive a living stipend, housing, extensive language and technical training, and financial benefits that can include graduate school fellowships after service. —

Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026 Ardern, who rose to global prominence after taking office in 2017 and later led Labour to a historic 2020 landslide, has largely stepped away from frontline politics since quitting, taking up fellowships at Harvard, joining the Earthshot Prize board and publishing her memoir. —

Jui Chakravorty, Bloomberg, 26 Feb. 2026 The secretary said the department would be ending graduate-level training, fellowships and certificate programs for active-duty service members starting in the coming school year. —

Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026

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Others point to existing armed or semi-organized anti-regime groups, including Kurdish organizations, Baloch insurgent networks and underground resistance cells operating inside Iran.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
As part of a long-standing initiative to grow local philanthropy, Big Day of Giving is a 24-hour giving challenge that encourages the generosity of small and large donations to the organizations that provide support for the area’s most vulnerable communities.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026