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as in organization
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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as in profession
the body of people in a profession or field of activity
the fraternity of civil engineers
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Recent Examples of fraternity
What makes Miami’s membership in that fraternity all the more impressive?
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Adam H. Beasley, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
At Indiana’s DePauw University, for example, the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association recently drafted a joint statement of inclusion to which all fraternities and sororities have committed themselves, says Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students John Mark Day.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 18 June 2025
The city's largest Juneteenth Block Party returns to The Banks on June 21, featuring the Homecoming Experience which honors Black fraternities and sororities.
—Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Jaisingh, from Shrewsbury, Mass., was a member of the Delta Sigma Pi fraternity and the South Asian Students Association.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
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Adam H. Beasley, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
At Indiana’s DePauw University, for example, the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association recently drafted a joint statement of inclusion to which all fraternities and sororities have committed themselves, says Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students John Mark Day.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 18 June 2025
The city's largest Juneteenth Block Party returns to The Banks on June 21, featuring the Homecoming Experience which honors Black fraternities and sororities.
—Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Jaisingh, from Shrewsbury, Mass., was a member of the Delta Sigma Pi fraternity and the South Asian Students Association.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraternity
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It also is used in Europe in general, in different organizations like police, like border control.—
Rob Schmitz,
NPR,
28 June 2025
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The tramway building is home to 14 organizations and has been a hub for nonprofits since the 1990s.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
28 June 2025
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Their professions range from sales representatives to community coaches, and Auckland’s winnings of roughly €4 million ($4.5 million) from the Club World Cup—peanuts to elite clubs—is a fortune for an entity and federation not used to dealing in such sums.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Usher and Tom Brady Two titans in their respective professions, Usher and Brady were photographed near each other at the Gritti Palace Hotel.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Just as plantation owners once claimed to know what was best for enslaved people — controlling their movement, their associations, their very thoughts — artificial intelligence systems now make similar claims about human behavior.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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So while the phone's appeal is potentially 'augmented' by the Trump association, the service will be bought on its own merits.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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The cowboy, that paragon of rugged individualism, stands for stoicism and a wordless sweaty brotherhood.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
27 June 2025
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Soda Stereo's Zeta Bosio, Charly Alberti, and more look back at how high expectations, tragedy, and a lasting brotherhood shaped the Argentine masterpiece June 21, 2025 First, there’s the black and white portrait.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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Amid this changing environment, institutions have been updating their curricula to better prepare their students and put a greater emphasis on on-camera training and on actors creating their own work.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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That trend accelerated after World War II, driven by a combination of new military technologies and evolving global institutions.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
23 June 2025
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Kate Payne is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
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There is a long tradition of New York mayors mixing it up with the press corps.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2025
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Some members of the group are transgender, or have rejected binary sexuality, and are interested in the role artificial intelligence may play in creating a new society, according to interviews and court records.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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The ayatollahs have deprived the country of a prosperous civil society, channelling resources instead into militarism and messianic fantasy.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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Both coastal communities are popular ports, and when cruise ships arrive, the wave of visitors can outnumber the locals.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
20 June 2025
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Like other Black communities, integration opened doors to vacation elsewhere.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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“Fraternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraternity. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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