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 Will Oscar and guild voters want to throw their weight behind a movie that lambastes the very technology that threatens their existence? — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 July 2026 Hollywood guilds are currently wrangling with the perils and possibilities of AI. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026 The guilds are in a tough position. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026 London joined the organization in 2018, desiring to bring a chapter of the guild to his community in Seattle. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for guild

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Noun

Trump’s fixation on false claims about the 2020 election made Thursday night’s address a fraught event for every organization in the business of live news coverage.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Miami also could look outside the organization for a two-way player.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Definition of organization

Noun

This association with high status, as well as a rudimentary analysis of the size of the bones, led archaeologists to conclude that the burial belonged to a man.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
The association, which is headquartered in West Sacramento, consists of 32 churches across five states.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of association

Noun

Sheikh Hamad's own contribution was probably not any single institution.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Lending institutions including those providing home mortgages and car loans should require that all student debt payments be kept current as a condition to borrowers incurring even more debt.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

Definition of institution

Noun

Japan’s monarchy has for centuries maintained male-only succession, which is on-brand for a deeply patriarchal society where men dominate other spheres of life such as business and politics.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Economists and researchers are still trying to better understand how AI is affecting society as more powerful tools are released publicly.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of society

Noun

Pontus Skoglund, a population geneticist who leads the Ancient Genomics laboratory at the institute, said the wider project to genetically sequence the remains of around 1,000 ancient individuals will help to advance our scientific understanding.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
There were 1,747 deaths above what would usually be expected during the heat wave that ran from June 18 to July 1, according to Sciensano, Belgium’s public health institute.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026

Definition of institute

Noun

Democrats and Republicans across both chambers in Congress are ready to advance passage of crypto market structure legislation, known as Clarity.

— Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Should an agreement be reached, the bill could go before both chambers for a final vote as early as Tuesday.

— Samuel Petrequin, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Definition of chamber

Noun

Not all has been blissful brotherhood, though, especially on social media.

— the Monitor’s Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026
Another one of their friends, also gone, recruited a lifetime ago by Iran Air into a brotherhood that lasted the rest of their lives.

— Mahsa Alimardani, Time, 6 July 2026

Definition of brotherhood

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