college

noun

ˈkä-lij How to pronounce college (audio)
Definition of collegenext
as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest a college of craftsmen dedicated to preserving the traditional crafts of Appalachia

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Recent Examples of college Almost two weeks after the 18-year-old college student’s body was found, following his disappearance on Horn Island amid a Fourth of July celebration, Christine Wonsley has responded to mail from an anonymous sender. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026 Taking the Suneung is a rite of passage for a Korean high-school student who wants to obtain a four-year college education. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 19 July 2026 There was the college student life and the music life, and there were almost two distinct things? — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026 Expect a former Husky with extensive pro playing and college coaching experience. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for college
Recent Examples of Synonyms for college
  1. organization
  2. institution
  3. institute
  4. fraternity
  5. society
  6. association
  7. chamber
  8. brotherhood
Noun
  • Trump’s fixation on false claims about the 2020 election made Thursday night’s address a fraught event for every organization in the business of live news coverage.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Miami also could look outside the organization for a two-way player.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Definition of organization
Noun
  • Sheikh Hamad's own contribution was probably not any single institution.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Lending institutions including those providing home mortgages and car loans should require that all student debt payments be kept current as a condition to borrowers incurring even more debt.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of institution
Noun
  • Pontus Skoglund, a population geneticist who leads the Ancient Genomics laboratory at the institute, said the wider project to genetically sequence the remains of around 1,000 ancient individuals will help to advance our scientific understanding.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • There were 1,747 deaths above what would usually be expected during the heat wave that ran from June 18 to July 1, according to Sciensano, Belgium’s public health institute.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Definition of institute
Noun
  • The suit named the fraternity, as well as several individual fraternity members, as defendants.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
  • Mostellar, Hensley and their two fraternity brothers took a trip to the hunting camp, according to CBS affiliate WKRG.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of fraternity
Noun
  • Japan’s monarchy has for centuries maintained male-only succession, which is on-brand for a deeply patriarchal society where men dominate other spheres of life such as business and politics.
    — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Economists and researchers are still trying to better understand how AI is affecting society as more powerful tools are released publicly.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of society
Noun
  • This association with high status, as well as a rudimentary analysis of the size of the bones, led archaeologists to conclude that the burial belonged to a man.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • The association, which is headquartered in West Sacramento, consists of 32 churches across five states.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of association
Noun
  • His death could complicate GOP priorities in the Senate, where Republicans hold a narrow majority, making an interim appointment key for leaders in the chamber and the White House.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 13 July 2026
  • In a Fox News op-ed published Monday, the hard-line conservative asserted that the upper chamber takes too many recesses and has too short of a workweek.
    — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 13 July 2026
Definition of chamber
Noun
  • Another one of their friends, also gone, recruited a lifetime ago by Iran Air into a brotherhood that lasted the rest of their lives.
    — Mahsa Alimardani, Time, 6 July 2026
  • The cap’s crown is decorated with three clasping hands symbolizing unity and brotherhood.
    — Nancy Olson, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of brotherhood

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“College.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/college. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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