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
But after that comes the grueling residency that lasts a minimum of three years but can extend to five or more, followed by fellowships for those who decide to specialize further. — Rajani Larocca, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026 Kashyap is an acclaimed author and translator of several novels and poetry collections and has received awards and fellowships from Harvard, NEA, and more. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026 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 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 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
  • The other applies to children of anyone working in a foreign embassy or representing a foreign government and employees of the United Nations or other international organizations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • While investigations into their death continues, experts say there are indications that some of the influencers did have relationships with criminal organizations and were killed as acts of reprisal by rival factions.
    — Rey Rodríguez, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of organizations
Noun
  • Scholarships on the site appear to be funded largely by an array of private groups, including foundations, associations, fraternities, unions and other organizations.
    — Todd Wallack, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In a previous statement, the fraternity — which is 115 years old and is part of the Divine Nine, a group of nine historically Black fraternities and sororities — said the three men accused were not active or financial members of the fraternity.
    — Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of fraternities
Verb
  • Curious to see where this goes, since in the book, Rhonda doesn’t exist and Matt is long dead by the time Bret receives the tape.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Per city code, the mayor of Evanston receives a yearly salary of about $25,000, begging the question of who can afford to pursue the job with so little compensation and such weighty responsibilities.
    — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of receives
Noun
  • But given the public interest in solving this challenge, there is a case for taxing the training of frontier AI models and devoting the proceeds to additional research at government AI oversight institutes or universities.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of institutes
Noun
  • As studios have adopted stricter health and sanitation practices, more people have embraced body art, and visible tattoos are now common in professions ranging from medicine and law to sports and corporate workplaces.
    — Rachel Brown Kirkland, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • During a Supreme Court hearing in May, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant appeared to compare some unemployed young people entering media, activism and other professions to cockroaches and parasites.
    — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of professions
Verb
  • Morgan also admits feeling quite nervous to exchange vows in person, but the love of their circle and her wife-to-be calmed her.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Schrager admits one of the biggest learning moments came when the festival temporarily relocated to Brooklyn.
    — Amber Love Bond, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of admits
Noun
  • Tortorici said his film explores how institutions, such as school, family and the state, fail kids.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Philanthropy has always been judged less by intention than by outcome — and today, as public trust in institutions frays, that scrutiny has never been sharper.
    — James Chen, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of institutions
Noun
  • The watch is on as to how Mannion will navigate quarterback Jalen Hurts’ strengths with the receiving corps that currently consists of DeVonta Smith, Dontayvion Wicks, Makai Lemon, Elijah Moore, Johnny Wilson and Hollywood Brown.
    — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • GaNun is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative.
    — Jacqueline Ganun, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of corps

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