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fraternities

noun

plural of fraternity

as in organizations

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest a firm believer in community service and a dedicated member of the local fraternity of Good Samaritans

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the body of people in a profession or field of activity the fraternity of civil engineers

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Recent Examples of fraternities 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, 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 Details about this year’s parade had not been shared as of Tuesday, but the 2025 parade was themed for Mardi Gras and featured local schools, drill teams, fraternities and sororities and other localgroups. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026 According to the release, 200 members of historically Black fraternities and sororities will volunteer their time to distribute food to residents in need during the event. — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026 Some time after the group formed, Mellencamp signed on as the band’s second singer and performed with them at school dances, sock hops, fraternities, and battle of the bands competitions. — Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026 In winning consecutive Masters — a feat not accomplished since Tiger Woods did it in 2002 — McIlroy joins Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Woods in one of golf’s most exclusive fraternities. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026 In hockey’s past fraternities, comfort was granted over time. — Dan Robson, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026 Members wear the club's colors, purple and gold, with the pride and allegiance reminiscent of those in Black fraternities and sororities. — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026

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Free The Charlotte Pride Festival will feature live music, including a performance by Lauren Sanderson, along with hundreds of vendors, community organizations, food trucks and local businesses.

— Evan Moore August 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
What organizations choose to do with that data, and who is accountable for the decision, is the question the surveys do not answer.

— Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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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

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To get there, Southeast Asia needs an integrated ecosystem that connects Earth observation, AI, scientific expertise and trusted public institutions.

— Karryl Kim Sagun Trajano, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
MacBrennan Peet, founder of Project 0, said on the On The Margin podcast that building for institutions is the wrong goal.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of institutions

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Washington also has a relatively thin receiving corps heading into training camp, where veterans will report on Tuesday.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Trump’s particular hostility toward the press corps— and his years-long boycott of the dinner throughout his entire first term — was top of mind throughout the evening for all in attendance, including the president.

— Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

Definition of corps

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Rich in nitrogen and phosphorus, guano transformed agricultural productivity at a time when expanding populations and industrializing societies demanded more food than traditional farming systems could produce.

— Edward D. Melillo, Fortune, 27 July 2026
The competition for promotion and tenure, the awarding of grants, and admission to exclusive professional societies is intense.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

Definition of societies

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The most recognizable are Semana Santa, or Holy Week, processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
The most recognizable are Holy Week processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands.

— Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026

Definition of brotherhoods

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Soon after those 2011 protests, Brand Modi was carefully marketed on television channels and burgeoning social media platforms as the redemptive opposite of the images, associations, and stereotypes attached to the corrupt and feckless system.

— Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
Bringing the companies together gives Kraft Heinz an opportunity to refresh those childhood associations for another generation.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of associations

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Thresholds of sea level for which homes and roads in coastal communities like South Florida were engineered would be crossed faster than expected.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Their purchase set an all-time record in all Cliffs’ communities.

— Joe Marusak July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

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