Thesaurus results for FRATERNITY

fraternity

noun

frə-ˈtər-nə-tē

Definition of fraternity

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 Already members of an elite fraternity as professional football players, the Trotters belong to an even more exclusive club. — Mike Jones, New York Times, 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 Each generation inherits the task of shaping its own era, of guiding history to become a place where the dignity of every person is safeguarded, justice is promoted and fraternity is made possible. — Pope Leo Xiv, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026 Others in the football fraternity reached out, Evans said. — ABC News, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for fraternity

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Noun

Giselle Garcia, program director for NorCal Resist, said the arrest data largely tracks with the organization’s own informal counts though emphasized much enforcement goes unaccounted for if families aren’t willing to speak up.

— Mathew Miranda July 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Success there could help pave the way for wider adoption across military maintenance organizations and other defense sustainment operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Definition of organization

Noun

As a longtime resident near the property, Van Sistine serves as Board Chair of the neighborhood association Ballpark Collective RNO and played a key role in establishing the Ballpark General Improvement District.

— Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 9 July 2026
Homeowners agreed to pool those funds through their homeowners association so the road could be rebuilt.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026

Definition of association

Noun

Casa Bonita has been a Denver institution for more than 50 years.

— Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
The surge also did considerable damage to the buildings within the surge zone, 85% of which were residential buildings, according to New York University's Furman Center, an empirical research institution.

— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Definition of institution

Noun

What begins as a history play transforms into a sharp-eyed satire about the cost of assimilation in a society where money, power and white privilege remain stubbornly intertwined.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
This transition caused society to contend with both the benefits and dangers of our new technology.

— Will Marshall, Time, 7 July 2026

Definition of society

Noun

The community's collective action successfully forced this specific rollback, though the broader strategy of in-game purchases persists.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
The success of that provision depends on whether these local communities decide to build, though.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 July 2026