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as in community
the people who belong to a group or organization
Club leaders are elected by the membership.
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as in association
the state of being a member of a group or organization
We allowed our membership in the discount club to lapse.
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Recent Examples of membership
Additionally, the top three winners also receive global memberships to Soho House.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
What To Know Teachers’ Union Enters Immigration Lawsuit The Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU), a local affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers—the nation’s third-largest union by membership—filed an amicus curiae brief in Escobar Molina et al.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
When the pandemic hit, Zion was quick to adapt to Zoom – and the church’s membership exploded.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Nintendo Switch players with an Online membership have access to Nintendo Music, too, which is the company’s app to stream the soundtracks and songs from Nintendo games.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2025
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
What To Know Teachers’ Union Enters Immigration Lawsuit The Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU), a local affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers—the nation’s third-largest union by membership—filed an amicus curiae brief in Escobar Molina et al.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
When the pandemic hit, Zion was quick to adapt to Zoom – and the church’s membership exploded.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Nintendo Switch players with an Online membership have access to Nintendo Music, too, which is the company’s app to stream the soundtracks and songs from Nintendo games.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for membership
Noun
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Audiences had come to embrace B-movie glory, unusual stories, and the idea of cult midnight screenings built around the idea of outsider community.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Coastal communities were hit hardest by the storm’s devastating winds, with some remote fishing villages nearly flattened by the hurricane.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fusion Entertainment has added writer and director Elliot Tuttle to its roster of management clients.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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Coach Steve Lavin had assembled a roster through the spring after 12 of his top 13 scorers from a disappointing 6-27 season exhausted their eligibility or transferred.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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And Jack Ciattarelli has made his association with the president a big part of his campaign.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani initially tried to stay on-message, offering a quick disavowal of an unsavory association or controversial past statement and pivoting back his agenda.—
Ben Adler,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Employees who have positive AI experiences become AI advocates, driving organic adoption throughout the organization.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Power of Cinema Award honors an individual or organization whose actions through storytelling have advanced the significance and social relevance of film in today’s modern culture.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After jurors deliberated for more than seven days, the third count of rape resulted in a hung jury.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Juventus did not make this count but the likes of Yamal, Rashford, Pedri and Frenkie de Jong could pose problems.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This is about names, and conference affiliation.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Oct. 2025
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That sentiment is consistent across political party affiliations, according to the AARP.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The two sat in the front row, cheering on Meghan's home team.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Cleveland Browns watched as two standout rookie performers, linebacker Carson Schwesinger and running back Quinshon Judkins, each left the field during the team's 19-point blowout loss on the road against the New England Patriots on Sunday.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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In parallel, the dramatic drop in international student enrollment, the financial squeeze facing research institutions, and research security measures to curb foreign interference spell an uncertain future for American higher education.—
Kenneth M. Evans,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Kravitz, a former Houston ISD teacher, said teacher turnover and enrollment decline has skyrocketed in that district since the state takeover in 2023.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Membership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/membership. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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