1
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
Rutgers University this week ordered a fraternity to cease operations after a student was critically injured in an incident that is being investigated to determine whether hazing was involved.
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Dennis Romero, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
Spike Lee’s School Daze dives deep into life at a historically Black college during Homecoming week, where fraternity and sorority members clash over politics, privilege, and identity.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 16 Oct. 2025
Instead of a royal patriarch ruling over voiceless subjects, America would be a fraternity of virtuous (male) citizens, created equal in their potential for self-government.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Lars Larsen, the student who was set on fire, filed a lawsuit earlier this year against the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, the California State University system and two of his co-defendants in the criminal case, among others.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
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Dennis Romero, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
Spike Lee’s School Daze dives deep into life at a historically Black college during Homecoming week, where fraternity and sorority members clash over politics, privilege, and identity.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 16 Oct. 2025
Instead of a royal patriarch ruling over voiceless subjects, America would be a fraternity of virtuous (male) citizens, created equal in their potential for self-government.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Lars Larsen, the student who was set on fire, filed a lawsuit earlier this year against the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, the California State University system and two of his co-defendants in the criminal case, among others.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraternity
Noun
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The Doctors Without Borders emergency center in the neighborhood of Turgeau had temporarily closed in March 2025 after armed men opened fire on four of the organization's vehicles that were evacuating staff from the center.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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According to a report from CBS News, the volunteer foster organization hopes to place her and a feline companion with whom Xiao Mao has bonded in a forever home in the next few months.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, the Washington Post reported that computer-programmer employment dropped to its lowest level since the 1980s—one profession that has been hit hardest over the past few years.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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The problem of teacher vacancies at MPS — a nationwide issue as fewer graduates enter the profession — has been pervasive and troublesome.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Politicians toy with those associations in their own cowboy costuming.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Their risk of major depression rose by about 16%, while there was no significant association among men.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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A lot of a lack of brotherhood and in so many different instances.—
Kyle Eustice,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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Across decades, the two young men grow and evolve together – from acting school to the grandest stages – amid scandals and glory, brotherhood and betrayals, as each pushes to become the greatest living Kabuki master.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Brands beat out governments and institutions, reclaiming a higher score in people’s trust ladder, just below relatives and social circles, corner shops and employers.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Beyond its seemingly cinematic plot, the robbery was a clear example of how thieves have started targeting cultural institutions not necessarily for their prized paintings, but for artifacts that can be dismantled, stripped or melted down for their expensive parts.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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With the absence of Wilson on Sunday, quarterback Justin Fields will be throwing to a receiving corps that has been lackluster so far this season.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Suffice it to say, the Buccaneers’ receiving corps — missing several noteworthy pass catchers — is rather depleted.—
Brad Evans,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The former played the role of cynosure for the neophytes of the new high society, the latter remaining the bastion of genteel estates and social exclusivity.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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Neuroscience also reveals how collective memory and leadership dynamics can steer a society toward increasing aggression or maintaining peace.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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Nothing against the place, but there cannot be many cities, outside of Europe, where the local football community has been so well served in recent years.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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There’s community education if the state is going to censor your education.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Fraternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraternity. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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