membership

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as in roster
the number of people in a group or organization The club's membership has been around 400 for the past several years.

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Recent Examples of membership Moving forward, customers will have to sign up for their own Prime membership to take advantage of Amazon’s free shipping. Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025 While the annual member limit is 250, more than 20,000 entrepreneurs from around the world have applied for membership since its launch in 2013. John Hall, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 Building skills and expertise requires some combination of ongoing training, networking, reading, professional memberships and more. Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025 Both membership tiers provide access to warehouses and online shopping, with the executive level offering additional perks on shopping hours, yearly bonuses, and other benefits. Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for membership
Recent Examples of Synonyms for membership
Noun
  • The report generated concerted pushback from the scientific community.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • An elevator connects all the different levels, with the high-altitude location offering sweeping views of the surrounding community, from downtown Boulder to the university campus to the surrounding Flatirons.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Breeze Basketball Club and Hive Basketball Club will add 12 players to rosters, while six additional athletes will enter a season-long development pool aimed at strengthening depth and competitiveness.
    Roberta F. Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • He was being held in jail on Wednesday with a bond set at $10,000, according to an online inmate roster.
    Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Attention-grabbing highlights of the first season included Land Shark, commercial parodies like Bass-O-Matic and host Richard Pryor’s word association with Chase.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Martinez argued that the state Head Start associations, which filed the lawsuit, required a more sweeping injunction.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pilots allow organizations to learn, adapt, and de-risk before scaling up.
    Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • He has been convicted of plotting a coup and taking part in an armed criminal organization, among other serious crimes.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The defendant is now charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder and faces life in prison if convicted.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • That’s three plums lined up like weary soldiers at reveille by my count.
    David Weiss, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Nir Kshetri does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Robinson had no party affiliation and didn’t vote in the two most recent elections, voter registration records show.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • David Long has also played for a bunch of teams and was in Los Angeles when Evero was with the Rams, though, as stated before, his former proteges haven’t necessarily led to consistently strong results in Carolina.
    Mike Kaye September 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The team then vetted objects beyond Earth.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For child care providers who offer pre-K programming, ESAs are an opportunity to help stabilize a sector that’s been competing with public schools for enrollment of these students.
    Lina Ruiz September 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Step In As An Annual Enrollment Concierge Annual enrollment is always a high-stakes, high-volume season.
    Marcy Klipfel, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Membership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/membership. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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