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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.
—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
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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On Tuesday, Anthropic expanded the effort to include 150 organizations in more than 15 countries.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The new union, United Faculty-UAW, would be affiliated with the United Auto Workers, which has grown from an auto manufacturing labor organization to one that represents journalists, higher-education faculty, aerospace and defense workers and a variety of white-collar professionals in other fields.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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According to police, Jang had attended an off-campus party hosted by the Alpha Pi sorority and was given alcohol by his fraternity brothers at Beta Alpha Omega.—
Corin Cesaric,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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The two met when Leak was pledging Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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The Star, which also looked into the killing, revealed that Jordan’s associations with organized crime figures, as well as his apparent disregard for angering them, likely contributed to his death.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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The association said a fourth climber, Mārtiņš Bilzēns, survived the fall and was in critical condition.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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The group brought together different professions, generations, styles, and geographic origins.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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After a while, though, all the professions of sincerity and thanks, the constant invocations of the one true POTUS, and the worshipful exhibits upstairs give the whole place a cultish, nostalgic gleam.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
4 June 2026
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All that society asked of you was to fulfil your own potential.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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According to the alliance, the theme emphasizes the LGBTQ+ community's place in American society, calls for resistance against efforts to diminish their rights and visibility and encourages people to live openly, proudly and without apology.—
Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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The bank is also hiring 1,000+ business bankers across its 5,000-branch network, nearly doubling its corps of Senior Business Consultants, and expanding its Coaching for Impact program to graduate 115,000 small-business owners across more than 80 cities over the next 10 years.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
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Iran and the pre-midterm election economy are topics expected to dominate Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting, one of almost a dozen convened by Trump during his second administration and most of which have been open to the press corps.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
26 May 2026
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This historic institution is once again the nexus of local village life.—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Lane and other higher education experts said institutions must focus on recruiting and catering to non-traditional college students.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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The institute, like San Francisco, began discussing a plan to rebuild, Cooper said.—
Sneha Dhandapani,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Unlike at the Center, a solidly bipartisan roster of lecturers speaks to students at the Harvard institute.—
Daniel Rivero,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sodality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sodality. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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