Thesaurus results for GUILD

guild

noun

ˈgild

variants also gild

Definition of guild

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 The court ruled in favor of the guild, finding in part that the FCC unconstitutionally threatened action against broadcasters who did not agree to such regulations. — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Local unions and guilds and indie producers have countered by looking to American web giants to dig deeper in their pockets to underwrite the cost of producing homemade content. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026 Garlic butter and an aioli softly smoky with chintextle chile gild the situation. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Dragging this out into next spring in a trial without any clarity could only hurt the industry, the guilds wrote. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for guild

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Noun

Delbar and Mansur meet at an organization called PeaceMeals; like much of No God But Us, PeaceMeals is riotously funny.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
So much work has gone into getting bipartisan backing and support from the big power conferences that falling short would be a huge setback for the organization.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of organization

Noun

Carter arranged for a pickup and distributed the clothing through the tenant association office.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 10 Sep. 2026
If a document contains personal information that has no reason to appear publicly, ask whether the association can remove it, redact the information or restrict access.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of association

Noun

An artist who wrote more than 20 books and co-founded feminist institutions with Steinem and Jane Fonda, Morgan defied labels in love and politics.

— Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The photographer Nina Howell Starr guest-curated an exhibition, in 1975, of Evans’s work at the museum, making her the third Black woman to have a solo show at the institution.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of institution

Noun

Socialists are counting on the promise of a society where all needs are met by a benevolent government to convert voters to their ranks.

— Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
The beauty of our Constitution is that regulatory tools are available to help cure problems in our society, not to change our economic system but to move toward a contented citizenry.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of society

Noun

Only about 70 have been observed or collected, the institute said in a statement.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The institute, which formally began domesticating Kernza in 2001, works with researchers and farmers around the world to develop perennial versions of wheat, rice, sorghum and other grain and oil seeds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of institute

Noun

Matson testified that Paul Robinson visited to the fraternity house two days after his son posted bail, then drove with Matson to retrieve the safe while his son packed at the fraternity house.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
The investigation centers on two fraternities, Sigma Chi and Delta Upsilon.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of fraternity

Noun

Republicans were able to secure multiple policy wins during that episode, despite only controlling one chamber of Congress.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Nathan Howard/Reuters Lawmakers from both chambers return to Washington this week for the final legislative push before the November midterm elections, the first time since July 23 that both chambers will be in Washington.

— Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

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