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also gild
as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
after his apprenticeship, he was able to join the stonemasons' guild
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Recent Examples of guild
How much do guild wins and precursor awards actually matter?
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
And it's definitely got the resume – with top prizes from British Academy Film Awards, Golden Globes, plus the producers' and directors' guilds – to go all the way.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
The Oscars’ adapted screenplay category, meanwhile, is the same as the guild’s nominees in that category.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 8 Mar. 2026
International films are quite frequently excluded from eligibility because they’re generally not written by WGA members who are under the guild’s collective bargaining agreement.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 Mar. 2026
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
And it's definitely got the resume – with top prizes from British Academy Film Awards, Golden Globes, plus the producers' and directors' guilds – to go all the way.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
The Oscars’ adapted screenplay category, meanwhile, is the same as the guild’s nominees in that category.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 8 Mar. 2026
International films are quite frequently excluded from eligibility because they’re generally not written by WGA members who are under the guild’s collective bargaining agreement.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guild
Noun
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Not every organization immediately moved to cancel events or cut ties.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Some medical organizations, including the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, are also opposed.—
JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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In September, the judges found that Sarkozy and his associates had formed a criminal association between 2005 and 2007 to secure money from Libya to support his successful presidential bid.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The amount aligns with a $12 million tree-pull program pitched to the federal department by the California Canning Peach Association, which included a $3 million match funded by the association and industry.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Even veritable institutions in the state, such as Cape Cod Potato Chips, pulled out.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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The institution weaponized its own status.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Until then, smuggling weed had been a grand adventure, an escape from a society that had just thrown Prager’s generation into a meat grinder in Vietnam, a repudiation of the crooked politicians and backward preachers and greedy capitalists who were running the world.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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Nearly 75% of the world's population lives in countries that have to import fossil fuels in order to power their societies and provide basic services to people, according to EMBER, any energy think tank, based on their calculations of International Energy Agency data.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The institute ultimately wants to see the Colorado River returned to its natural state through the Glen Canyon.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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Independent research institutes estimate the size of Israel’s arsenal based on available intelligence and historical records.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2026
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McLay said about 10 people are in Barcelona right now, visiting a few fraternity members who are studying abroad.—
Maggie Vespa,
NBC news,
18 Mar. 2026
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Before the Missouri Tigers (Shop Mizzou) face Miami in the NCAA Tournament, the fraternity of basketball has already tremendously connected the two programs.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2026
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When the House ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy in October 2023 after only nine months in the chamber’s top spot, Hern briefly ran to replace the California Republican.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Slow running also increases the size and strength of your heart chambers, increases blood volume, and improves the strength of your connective tissues, tendons, and bones, Hamilton adds.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
20 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, the brotherhood between Cross and Sampson faced a deeply personal strain, tested not only by separate high-stakes missions that sent them searching for answers, but also by a secret that felt like betrayal.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Mar. 2026
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Choosing to offer wisdom and leadership is a transition many greats struggle with, but Jordan saw an opportunity with New Orleans to leave a piece of his legacy with each of his rookies and truly live up to the idea that the league is a brotherhood.—
Shakeia Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Guild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guild. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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