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 guild received a record number of submissions for its 13th annual celebration of outstanding creative visual contributions of location professionals in contemporary and period films and TV shows, along with commercials and film commissions from around the world. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 24 June 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 Currently, a GoFundMe is open to help raise funds for the guild’s pursuit of a new home. — Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for guild

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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

Schools may soon be the only institution capable of developing these qualities consistently and at scale.

— Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Despite those guidelines, neither institution intervened, asked basic questions, or paused transactions long enough to verify what was happening.

— Ari Maas, New York Daily News, 11 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 institute takes its place among like-minded others as a strong commitment to help end this period of division and chart a brighter course for our country.

— Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2026
Over time, the institute says, the constant checking can pull attention away from what your body is actually telling you.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

Definition of institute

Noun

Mostellar, Hensley and their two fraternity brothers took a trip to the hunting camp, according to CBS affiliate WKRG.

— David Chiu, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
The warning is the second issued by UCSB police since May, when an 18-year-old freshman reported she was raped and strangled after meeting a man at a Sigma Pi fraternity party before returning to her dorm at Tropicana Gardens in Isla Vista.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of fraternity

Noun

His death could complicate GOP priorities in the Senate, where Republicans hold a narrow majority, making an interim appointment key for leaders in the chamber and the White House.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 13 July 2026
In a Fox News op-ed published Monday, the hard-line conservative asserted that the upper chamber takes too many recesses and has too short of a workweek.

— Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 13 July 2026

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