Thesaurus results for GUILDS

guilds

noun

variants also gilds

plural of guild

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 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 Third parties from exhibitors to politicians to some guilds have also urged Bonta to resolve the litigation. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026 The letter also included nine conditions the guilds want to see Paramount meet and agree to in order to address all of their concerns about the merger. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026 Since the 12th century London's guilds have nurtured generations of artisans, preserving skills while allowing each craft to evolve with every new era. — Divia Thani, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026 The residual formulas for the different guilds are closely related, though the WGA is the only one that releases data. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026 Companion planting and creating fruit tree guilds to make sure sufficient pollinators are around during blossoming time. — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 23 July 2026 While Heated Rivalry has been scooping up major awards from various guilds and voting groups, including for leads Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, the show remains ineligible for Emmys consideration. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 July 2026

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Noun

The decision quickly drew criticism from cattle industry organizations.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Opportunities are delayed because organizations are debating whose numbers are correct rather than deciding what actions to take.

— Ashraf Altawashi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of organizations

Noun

The College-in-3 Exchange was born, and dozens of higher education institutions joined the network to look for ways to help students get degrees faster.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Liberia’s flag resembles that of the US; its capital was named Monrovia after America’s fifth President James Monroe, and its early institutions were heavily influenced by Washington.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of institutions

Noun

The neighborhood association is a community group that includes about 60 condo associations and other entities in the area.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
Attracting and training game officials, to be honest, isn’t the job of the CIF office but of the various regional officials associations that assign them.

— Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of associations

Noun

The most recognizable are Semana Santa, or Holy Week, processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
The most recognizable are Holy Week processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands.

— Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026

Definition of brotherhoods

Noun

Oeko-Tex operates a global certification system through 17 independent textile and leather testing institutes in Europe and Japan.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
But given the public interest in solving this challenge, there is a case for taxing the training of frontier AI models and devoting the proceeds to additional research at government AI oversight institutes or universities.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of institutes

Noun

And more than 90 organizations, including unions, Black fraternities and sororities and voting rights groups, have signed on as official partners.

— Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Abbatiello allegedly expanded his cocaine sales beyond the fraternity house to other fraternities and students, according to the indictment.

— Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of fraternities

Noun

Republicans hold narrow majorities in both chambers, leaving relatively few seats vulnerable to determine control of Congress.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
There are frigid cryotherapy chambers, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and exorbitant supplements.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

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