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also gilds
as in organizations
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 guilds
Gentile da Foligno in Perugia Italy was one of the few regions in Latin Christendom where physicians organized into guilds in the fourteenth century and thus routinely treated the general populace, rather than merely the wealthier mercantile and aristocratic classes.
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Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
The next round of negotiations for a new pact has already begun with French film guilds.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 May 2026
From guilds to cooperatives in the industrial era In his time, Leo XIII rejected both unfettered capitalism and revolutionary socialism.
—Nathan Schneider, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
The film is understood to align with the AI guidelines of the Hollywood guilds.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Joining local groups such as the Rotary, League of Women Voters, the Woman’s Club and symphony guilds shows them how to build community.
—Andre Mouchard, Daily News, 9 May 2026
Universities, libraries, and professional guilds played that role for generations.
—Bruce Broussard, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
The guilds’ standoff with the studios was in large part due to actor and writer concerns about AI compromising their intellectual property and stealing their jobs.
—Julia Boorstin, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Scriptation also has spread its gospel though the Hollywood guilds and various other industry organizations, putting on educational webinars and giving on-set presentations.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
The next round of negotiations for a new pact has already begun with French film guilds.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 May 2026
From guilds to cooperatives in the industrial era In his time, Leo XIII rejected both unfettered capitalism and revolutionary socialism.
—Nathan Schneider, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
The film is understood to align with the AI guidelines of the Hollywood guilds.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Joining local groups such as the Rotary, League of Women Voters, the Woman’s Club and symphony guilds shows them how to build community.
—Andre Mouchard, Daily News, 9 May 2026
Universities, libraries, and professional guilds played that role for generations.
—Bruce Broussard, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
The guilds’ standoff with the studios was in large part due to actor and writer concerns about AI compromising their intellectual property and stealing their jobs.
—Julia Boorstin, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Scriptation also has spread its gospel though the Hollywood guilds and various other industry organizations, putting on educational webinars and giving on-set presentations.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guilds
Noun
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Aside from many religious organizations, local grant recipients include Girl Scouts of San Diego-Imperial Council, Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest and San Diego LGBTQ Community Center.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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The award places the AJC alongside leading national media organizations, with this year’s category featuring nominees from ABC News, National Geographic and MSNOW.—
Hugo Rojo,
AJC.com,
28 May 2026
Noun
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But what about our societies now?—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Pratchett uses both characters to explore the gap between true leadership and mere politicking, suggesting that societies need ideals of justice but frown on the people who step up to enforce them.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
Noun
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And the issue with that is that political parties and political institutions have been in decay across the Western world for decades.—
Sean Woods,
Rolling Stone,
25 May 2026
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Public-health institutions globally emerged weakened and politically polarized.—
Steve Brozak,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Stops tampering, associations may prohibit inducements.—
Trey Wallace OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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These include state universities and community colleges, K-12 schools, employers and industry associations, state agencies, workforce development boards, philanthropies, and a broad constellation of civic institutions.—
Shalin Jyotishi,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Over this week, 61 Catholic brotherhoods snake through the city along the official parade route to Seville's Gothic cathedral and then back to their home churches.—
Alexis Marshall,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
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Those meaningful bonds, or brotherhoods, are constantly at risk of being curtailed.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2026
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But a growing number of college presidents are beginning to develop faculty institutes that train professors on how to create climates of openness that can absorb students’ discomfort and disagreement, as well as direct students to tackle real-world problems together.—
Rajiv Vinnakota,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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That has shifted in the last few decades, with the emergence of several institutes offering advanced studies in Jewish religious texts to women.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Some time after the group formed, Mellencamp signed on as the band’s second singer and performed with them at school dances, sock hops, fraternities, and battle of the bands competitions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Numerous other fraternities and a handful of sororities have received probation and warnings for hazing in the period from 2018 through the spring 2025 semester.—
Matthew Kelly
April 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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The two chambers were at odds over certain provisions in the bill, including a ban on institutional investors, such as Blackstone, from purchasing single-family homes.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
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Tensions mounted as the meeting went on, with council members calling multiple recesses and eventually clearing the chambers after shouting matches broke out.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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“Guilds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guilds. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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