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a club of women especially at a U.S. college
She wanted to join the sorority because all of her friends were members.
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Recent Examples of sororities
Lately, teenagers from the Northeast are opting to head to the South for college, where tuition is cheaper and sororities are the ultimate social club.
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Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
See drill teams, high school bands, fraternities and sororities, churches and other organizations and groups marching as the parade travels along Harbor Drive South.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Volunteers assisting the shoppers came from churches, sororities, fraternities, city commissioners, a county commissioner, and businesses like CBS News Miami.
—Larry Seward, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
Each school will get an allotment of tickets for the weekend, with local community groups like the Boys & Girls Clubs, fraternities and sororities receiving invitations to attend.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
The flood of students on Mill Avenue intensified after ASU banned alcohol from fraternities and sororities on campus in 2006.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Earle recently surprised students in sororities at University of Texas at Austin, following the announcement of the Alix Earle paid internship at Poppi.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025
Aside from Black fraternities and sororities, Black student unions were among the first ethnic student organizations at colleges to be established.
—Antar A. Tichavakunda, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2025
Or at least that’s kind of how Haley Drexler and Pilar Dizon’s story goes, but with a few twists and turns along the way (including rival sororities and a reality TV stint).
—Ana Osorno, Them., 12 Nov. 2025
Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
See drill teams, high school bands, fraternities and sororities, churches and other organizations and groups marching as the parade travels along Harbor Drive South.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Volunteers assisting the shoppers came from churches, sororities, fraternities, city commissioners, a county commissioner, and businesses like CBS News Miami.
—Larry Seward, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
Each school will get an allotment of tickets for the weekend, with local community groups like the Boys & Girls Clubs, fraternities and sororities receiving invitations to attend.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
The flood of students on Mill Avenue intensified after ASU banned alcohol from fraternities and sororities on campus in 2006.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Earle recently surprised students in sororities at University of Texas at Austin, following the announcement of the Alix Earle paid internship at Poppi.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025
Aside from Black fraternities and sororities, Black student unions were among the first ethnic student organizations at colleges to be established.
—Antar A. Tichavakunda, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2025
Or at least that’s kind of how Haley Drexler and Pilar Dizon’s story goes, but with a few twists and turns along the way (including rival sororities and a reality TV stint).
—Ana Osorno, Them., 12 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sororities
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See drill teams, high school bands, fraternities and sororities, churches and other organizations and groups marching as the parade travels along Harbor Drive South.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Dec. 2025
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According to Frank, members of TCU fraternities live in some of the houses that have generated noise complaints, including DeCicco’s house.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Because of the skills that neurodiverse individuals can bring to the workplace — hyperfocus, creativity, empathy and niche expertise, just to name a few — some research suggests that organizations prioritizing inclusivity in this space generate nearly one-fifth higher revenue.—
Rachel Curry,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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Roughly one-third of that came from online donations –- made either on a third-party online fundraising platform or through nonprofit organizations’ websites, which themselves may be powered by a third-party platform’s fundraising software.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Limousines full of fashionable people would pull up to clubs called The Carousel, The Playpen, and The Pussycat Lounge.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Best nightlife in Cincinnati Here's a list of the best bars and clubs in Cincinnati, per Travel + Leisure, including Ghost Baby, which was named one of the best bars in the country for 2025 by USA TODAY.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
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In fact, Pittsburgh’s Black community boasted a symphony orchestra, a mandolin string quartet, an orphanage, and a long list of literary societies and fraternal organizations.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The more fragile our societies become, the slower the transition away from fossil fuels.—
Natalie Unterstell,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Officials believe the two groups were part of a single network, some planning domestic attacks and others seeking to join ISIS abroad.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Eight teams will advance to the single-elimination knockout round – the winner of each of the six groups and two wild cards (the team from each conference with the best record in group play that finished second in its group).—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Sororities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sororities. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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