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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
The Hollywood labor landscape will have different contours this year as above-the-line guilds try to reach deals with the studios and streamers and avoid a repeat of the damaging strikes of 2023.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
Coming off nominations for The Actor Awards and Directors Guild of America, social media and industry voices are becoming vocal about the fact that despite a banner year for non-English language filmmaking, the major guilds have been ignoring these achievements.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
Hollywood CEOs aren’t getting hot and bothered about using AI to completely replace real-life movie stars; the guilds wouldn’t allow it, and audiences wouldn’t want it.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
On Tuesday, Pezeshkian met with representatives of some guilds and merchant unions and promised to improve the economy.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
Anora‘s sweep of the guilds and the top Oscar signified strong industry consensus about the indie darling.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 21 Dec. 2025
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
Coming off nominations for The Actor Awards and Directors Guild of America, social media and industry voices are becoming vocal about the fact that despite a banner year for non-English language filmmaking, the major guilds have been ignoring these achievements.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
Hollywood CEOs aren’t getting hot and bothered about using AI to completely replace real-life movie stars; the guilds wouldn’t allow it, and audiences wouldn’t want it.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
On Tuesday, Pezeshkian met with representatives of some guilds and merchant unions and promised to improve the economy.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
Anora‘s sweep of the guilds and the top Oscar signified strong industry consensus about the indie darling.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guilds
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Because of the skills that neurodiverse individuals can bring to the workplace — hyperfocus, creativity, empathy and niche expertise, just to name a few — some research suggests that organizations prioritizing inclusivity in this space generate nearly one-fifth higher revenue.—
Rachel Curry,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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Roughly one-third of that came from online donations –- made either on a third-party online fundraising platform or through nonprofit organizations’ websites, which themselves may be powered by a third-party platform’s fundraising software.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Parallel societies in certain urban areas and rising violent crime statistics linked to some migrant cohorts in countries such as Sweden and Germany led to the dramatic rise of populist and patriotic parties across the continent, from France to Italy to the Netherlands.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Freedom from fear mattered because frightened societies are easily manipulated.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Western counterparts often acknowledge them privately, even as public backlash from some European institutions and media figures ensued against Rubio’s candor.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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The oil downturn and currency devaluation of the early 1980s shook Venezuelan society deeply, hollowing out the middle class and undermining trust in political institutions.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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This can be achieved through financial collaborations and the formation of merchants associations, Brady said.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Brands cross borders more freely than political iconography, and arrive with preloaded emotional associations.—
Debbie Millman,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
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Three other Biohub institutes — in New York, San Francisco and Chicago, focus on addressing different scientific challenges.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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More community efforts followed as Longo and his wife went on to create a girls’ orphanage and institutes for prisoners’ children in subsequent decades.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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See drill teams, high school bands, fraternities and sororities, churches and other organizations and groups marching as the parade travels along Harbor Drive South.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Dec. 2025
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According to Frank, members of TCU fraternities live in some of the houses that have generated noise complaints, including DeCicco’s house.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Dec. 2025
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Instead, a small group of senators from both parties has been working on an alternative plan that could find support in both chambers and become law.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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But a bipartisan group of senators is working on an alternative proposal in hopes of coming up with a plan that can pass both chambers.—
Tia Mitchell,
AJC.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Officials believe the two groups were part of a single network, some planning domestic attacks and others seeking to join ISIS abroad.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Eight teams will advance to the single-elimination knockout round – the winner of each of the six groups and two wild cards (the team from each conference with the best record in group play that finished second in its group).—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Guilds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guilds. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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