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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
Some organizations are experimenting with new community structures, digital guilds that provide continuity and belonging despite changing assignments.
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Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Unlike a typical guild or association, Academy membership is not open to applications.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 30 May 2025
Vast triage structures evolved to determine who got to learn what, when: medieval guilds, say, or network news reports.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
This panel explores innovative strategies—social media campaigns, membership guilds, direct-to-theater tech, and global platforms—that are reshaping impact film distribution.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
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Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Unlike a typical guild or association, Academy membership is not open to applications.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 30 May 2025
Vast triage structures evolved to determine who got to learn what, when: medieval guilds, say, or network news reports.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
This panel explores innovative strategies—social media campaigns, membership guilds, direct-to-theater tech, and global platforms—that are reshaping impact film distribution.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guild
Noun
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It also is used in Europe in general, in different organizations like police, like border control.—
Rob Schmitz,
NPR,
28 June 2025
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His organization advocates for housing developers across the region.—
Jack Rodriquez-Vars,
Sacbee.com,
28 June 2025
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Just as plantation owners once claimed to know what was best for enslaved people — controlling their movement, their associations, their very thoughts — artificial intelligence systems now make similar claims about human behavior.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The homeowners association will require residents to park inside their garages to prevent the spillover of parking onto neighborhood streets, See said.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
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Since débuting in March, a company called Crave New World has been hawking its next-gen TV dinners on college campuses, even brokering a deal with fraternities and sororities: free food to fuel a social-media competition (the prize: tickets to the N.C.A.A. Final Four).—
Sheila Yasmin Marikar,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Friday, March 27: This dance troupe blends traditional African styles with those from Black fraternities and sororities and contemporary forms in a show that also features storytelling, humor and audience participation.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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View gallery - 4 images Killer whales have joined the rare club of animals that can make and use tools, for the first time being observed crafting a kind of brush out of kelp and then using it on fellow pod members.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 June 2025
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For years, some national breed clubs treated deafness as a genetic defect.—
Lila Hempel-Edgers,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2025
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That trend accelerated after World War II, driven by a combination of new military technologies and evolving global institutions.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
23 June 2025
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As the volume and complexity of academic content continue to grow, consider how your institution can best utilize academic transcription to stay innovative and make meaningful contributions to the global knowledge economy.—
Beth Worthy,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Some members of the group are transgender, or have rejected binary sexuality, and are interested in the role artificial intelligence may play in creating a new society, according to interviews and court records.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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The ayatollahs have deprived the country of a prosperous civil society, channelling resources instead into militarism and messianic fantasy.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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Despite new teams taking center stage, fans have found new complaints about the league.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Given the big numbers that many women’s sports have been putting up in recent years, Gaffney is eyeballing a number of opportunities in that realm, including a potential tie-up with a pro volleyball league.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
21 June 2025
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Stringer/Getty Images There are 59 active conflicts between nation states, an increase from last year and the most since World War II, according to the institute's 2025 Global Peace Index.—
Daniel Bush,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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Among large cities, Austin tops the institute's list of growing cities, while Nashville is listed as No. 5, largely due to its thriving music and entertainment industry as well as its status as a national health care hub.—
Beth Warren,
USA Today,
12 June 2025
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“Guild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guild. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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