sisterhoods

plural of sisterhood

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sisterhoods
Noun
  • Members of five historically Black fraternities and sororities will be able to request Michigan license plates featuring their organization's logo.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • Details about this year’s parade had not been shared as of Tuesday, but the 2025 parade was themed for Mardi Gras and featured local schools, drill teams, fraternities and sororities and other localgroups.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • The Eastern Pacific remains a key corridor for narcotics trafficking, with criminal organizations frequently using small vessels to move drugs toward North America.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
  • In May, drinks giants Carlsberg and Diageo were among 40 organizations that signed a declaration of intent to scale regenerative agriculture across their supply chains, through a program developed by the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative platform.
    Jasmin Sykes, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • The most recognizable are Semana Santa, or Holy Week, processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands.
    Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
  • The most recognizable are Holy Week processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands.
    Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • One of the societies most affected was the Minoan civilization, based on Crete.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026
  • For centuries, societies have been built on religion.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • Pryor’s perspective is highly relevant to colleges and universities, where controversies involving racist language are frequently framed as questions of free speech.
    Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Just last month, an attack on Canvas, a software used in schools and colleges, put thousands of students at risk by exposing sensitive information.
    Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • According to the release, 200 members of historically Black fraternities and sororities will volunteer their time to distribute food to residents in need during the event.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
  • Some time after the group formed, Mellencamp signed on as the band’s second singer and performed with them at school dances, sock hops, fraternities, and battle of the bands competitions.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In Africa, the associations are reliant on the government and treasury.
    Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • Politicians and nursing associations have warned that federal borrowing loan caps will force students into private loans, which typically have higher interest rates, leaving students with more debt over time.
    Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • The leadership of our scientific and university institutions must speak out more forcefully to the nation in defense of science.
    Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 16 June 2026
  • The law only applies to some public institutions such as welfare offices, while schools and hospitals are exempted.
    Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
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