1
as in organizations
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a debate society
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as in civilizations
the way people live at a particular time and place
a pre-automobile society in which ordinary people rarely strayed far from home
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Recent Examples of societies
And if societies don't have the will to defend themselves, they'll be overtaken by the Barbarians.
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CBS News, 10 May 2026
School groups and paranormal activity societies have also toured the space in the past, Fulmer said, with one group of Fort Osage students even using the mansion to film a video project.
—Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
The palace notes that the royal family's network of sponsors, which include lord lieutenants, societies and associations, government departments, local governments, and more, are used to nominate guests for invitations.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 8 May 2026
Each disrupted the societies built around them too.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
As journalist Margot Adler has shown, some neo-pagans believe that ancient societies that worshipped mother deities were more peaceful than cultures with patriarchal religious traditions.
—Marie-Claire Beaulieu, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
In European and American societies of the early and mid-19th century, research shows that infant mortality rates were 30-60 times greater than today.
—Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Physical spaces have always embodied what societies care about — from those first stone monuments that hunter-gatherers built to demonstrate loyalty to each other and to higher powers.
—Big Think, 1 May 2026
Each disrupted the societies built around them too.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
CBS News, 10 May 2026
School groups and paranormal activity societies have also toured the space in the past, Fulmer said, with one group of Fort Osage students even using the mansion to film a video project.
—Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
The palace notes that the royal family's network of sponsors, which include lord lieutenants, societies and associations, government departments, local governments, and more, are used to nominate guests for invitations.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 8 May 2026
Each disrupted the societies built around them too.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
As journalist Margot Adler has shown, some neo-pagans believe that ancient societies that worshipped mother deities were more peaceful than cultures with patriarchal religious traditions.
—Marie-Claire Beaulieu, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
In European and American societies of the early and mid-19th century, research shows that infant mortality rates were 30-60 times greater than today.
—Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Physical spaces have always embodied what societies care about — from those first stone monuments that hunter-gatherers built to demonstrate loyalty to each other and to higher powers.
—Big Think, 1 May 2026
Each disrupted the societies built around them too.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for societies
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Others point to existing armed or semi-organized anti-regime groups, including Kurdish organizations, Baloch insurgent networks and underground resistance cells operating inside Iran.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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As part of a long-standing initiative to grow local philanthropy, Big Day of Giving is a 24-hour giving challenge that encourages the generosity of small and large donations to the organizations that provide support for the area’s most vulnerable communities.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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The harshness or relentlessness of weather can turn friends to lovers, can cause others to lose their minds, can provoke travel across continents, can cancel plans, can reroute rivers, can flood civilizations, can incite both panic and delight, can wash away a life’s work, can set fire to forests.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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There are ancient civilizations that have achieved extremely sophisticated engineering.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Researchers from Harvard and other institutions recently published a study in the journal Nature Communications that suggests those who live near nuclear power plants may be at higher risk for cancer.—
Krisztian Elcsics,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Richards’s personal experience and his years with the Fortune Society had given him the necessary credibility, with both activists and institutions, to help win commitment for the committee’s vision.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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In the future, functional and transparent nutrition will only continue to grow in popularity, and protein powder will undoubtedly remain a staple in health-conscious lifestyles.—
K.H. Koehler,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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From a structured health retreat in the Australian rainforest to a discreet TriBeCa hideaway, A-listers have moved into hospitality in a meaningful way, building (and buying) properties that reflect their own travel preferences and lifestyles.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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Condos are particularly tough for builders to invest in because California law allows homeowners associations, or HOAs, to sue developers for construction defects for up to 10 years after a building is completed.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Perkin was an award-winning artist and a member of many art associations, Keto said.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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The study also found that three-dimensional biological neural networks offer richer connectivity and greater computational potential than traditional flat two-dimensional cultures.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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Long before drop-top Corvettes breezed through town, Albuquerque was a bastion of Spanish colonial and Native America cultures, a heritage that endures at 18th-century San Felipe de Neri Church in Old Town and the National Hispanic Cultural Center.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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The new recommendation differs from the other institutes like the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the American College of Radiology/Society of Breast Imaging, which call for annual mammography screenings, typically starting at age 40.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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Lumai has made the Nova server available for evaluation to hyperscalers, neo-clouds, enterprises, and research institutes.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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Over this week, 61 Catholic brotherhoods snake through the city along the official parade route to Seville's Gothic cathedral and then back to their home churches.—
Alexis Marshall,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
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Those meaningful bonds, or brotherhoods, are constantly at risk of being curtailed.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Societies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/societies. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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