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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a 19th-century observer of American society noted that Americans had a fondness for forming sodalities
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as in fraternity
the body of people in a profession or field of activity
a tragic loss of life that was felt throughout the sodality of firefighters
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Recent Examples of sodality
Living authors of books investigating the day of rest, a small but select sodality, are probably feeling dizzy right now.
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Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
22 Dec. 2025
The viewer can almost imagine being a photographer who has penetrated this room of intellectual sodality, revolutionary fervor, and overwhelming youth.
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Philip Tinari,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
How big this sodality is has never been entirely clear.
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Wired,
14 July 2022
Festivities begin at 10 a.m. with the procession through the streets of Melrose Park featuring the statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Italian sodalities and family candle.
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Pioneer Press,
chicagotribune.com,
22 May 2017
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
22 Dec. 2025
The viewer can almost imagine being a photographer who has penetrated this room of intellectual sodality, revolutionary fervor, and overwhelming youth.
—
Philip Tinari,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
How big this sodality is has never been entirely clear.
—
Wired,
14 July 2022
Festivities begin at 10 a.m. with the procession through the streets of Melrose Park featuring the statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Italian sodalities and family candle.
—
Pioneer Press,
chicagotribune.com,
22 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sodality
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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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Grande writes that his fraternity brother gave him the courage to explore his sexuality.
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Members of five historically Black fraternities and sororities will be able to request Michigan license plates featuring their organization's logo.
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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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Antoine de Saint Exupéry wrote that the greatness of a profession is, above all, to unite people.
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Many older Black voters remember the same era as one that expanded access to universities, professions, public-sector jobs, homeownership, and political representation.
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These kinetic battles are creating the kind of real-life human interactions that aren’t so common in a modern society that revolves around smartphones.
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By contrast, generations of pubs have catered to a broad swath of society, so many Melburnians enjoy eating out affordably as a matter of course.
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And few areas have drawn more criticism than a relief corps that went from one of baseball’s hottest units to one struggling to protect leads and close out games.
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Florida’s receiving corps is stacked with rising sophomore stars Vernell Brown III and Dallas Wilson, highly productive Auburn transfer Eric Singleton, the surprising Mays and veteran TJ Abrams.
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Fed independence concerns tempered There was much speculation about how Warsh rejoining the Fed as chair would affect the institution’s independence before his first meeting.
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Along with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, the foundation also partners with schools and community institutions to educate the challenging effects of stereotyping, unconscious bias, and representation imbalance of gender, ethnicity, sexuality, and persons with disabilities.
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The institute is currently one of the only centers in the nation approved to perform these specific transplants.
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Moscow State University, the nation’s most prestigious university, has established a new AI faculty, alongside an AI institute headed by Putin’s daughter.
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“Sodality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sodality. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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