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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 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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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
Researcher Maia Arson Crimes provided THR with materials about the group, including a membership directory and details about this year’s upcoming forum.
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Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2026
Each membership is for individual use and tied to your personal account.
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Big Think,
18 June 2026
The group’s members include Amazon Web Services, Google and Microsoft, however, neither Edged nor Black Mountain Energy — who are developing data centers in Fort Worth — are listed on the group’s membership page.
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Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
The basic membership, called The Salon Membership, costs $1,250 a year.
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Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for membership
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2026
Each membership is for individual use and tied to your personal account.
—
Big Think,
18 June 2026
The group’s members include Amazon Web Services, Google and Microsoft, however, neither Edged nor Black Mountain Energy — who are developing data centers in Fort Worth — are listed on the group’s membership page.
—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
The basic membership, called The Salon Membership, costs $1,250 a year.
—
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for membership
Recent Examples of Synonyms for membership
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The connection between the two communities in Los Angeles shares a long history.
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This will be a way for the Vogue Business community to synthesize and reflect on the latest headlines and get a little inside scoop every Friday.
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The Dodgers eventually released him anyway, choosing to pay out the remainder of the deal rather than keep him on the roster.
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Spring football is in the rearview mirror, and the Hurricanes’ season opener against Stanford is still nearly three months away, but Miami’s roster is set for the upcoming season.
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Starting around September, Morejon said, the DDA will work with several landscape architect firms to create potential design concepts for the park and reach out to community members, civic associations and the city’s parks and recreation advisory board for feedback.
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An Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield spokesperson did not answer the Courant’s questions but instead asked that questions be directed to Susan Halpin, executive director of the Connecticut Association of Health Plans, who is listed as a lobbyist for the association.
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The celebration will include fireworks, military bands, flyovers, tributes to the Armed Services, and a speech by the president that the organization said would commemorate the nation's 250th anniversary and chart a course for America's next chapter.
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Earlier this month three vessels from the China’s Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) a civilian law enforcement organization sailed through the Bashi Channel between the Philippines and Taiwan to begin law enforcement and mapping activities in waters east of Taiwan.
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John Alite, 63, a councilman in Englishtown, NJ, was charged Friday with multiple counts of extortion, corporate misconduct and other charges, New Jersey's Attorney General said in a news release.
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His father and grandfather are counts.
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The law made Indiana the 10th state to allow partisan affiliations in school board races.
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In some cases a director is a co-creator in all but title and union affiliation.
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Super Bowl veteran Matthew Stafford, on the verge of his 18th season, will get limited snaps in the offseason, leaving Bennett and Simpson to take additional first-team snaps.
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Late in the second half of a 0-0 draw against Curaçao on Saturday at Kansas City (Arrowhead) Stadium, the Ecuador forward extended his right foot in frustration and kicked the goalpost after watching all 15 of his team’s shots on goal come up empty.
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The district continues to face ongoing challenges from declining enrollment and chronic absenteeism — both apparently exacerbated by federal deportation threats, according to some experts.
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The findings are based on two years of ACA enrollment data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and an analysis of Medicaid data by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families.
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“Membership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/membership. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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