as in fraternity
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 sorority
Her sister immediately came and picked up Operacz from her sorority house.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Wayne State University’s Mobile Health Unit and nurses from the professional nursing sorority, Chi Eta Phi, conducted blood pressure checks at both ends of the spacious room.
—Cassandra Spratling, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Members wear the club's colors, purple and gold, with the pride and allegiance reminiscent of those in Black fraternities and sororities.
—Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Worth Hills Greek Village TCU campus has all sorority and fraternity houses located on campus in Greek Village, also known as Worth Hills.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Wayne State University’s Mobile Health Unit and nurses from the professional nursing sorority, Chi Eta Phi, conducted blood pressure checks at both ends of the spacious room.
—Cassandra Spratling, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Members wear the club's colors, purple and gold, with the pride and allegiance reminiscent of those in Black fraternities and sororities.
—Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Worth Hills Greek Village TCU campus has all sorority and fraternity houses located on campus in Greek Village, also known as Worth Hills.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorority
Noun
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After Martinez died, the university suspended the fraternity.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Where liberty, equality, and fraternity matter less than productivity, efficiency, and optimization.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ecuador set to attack crime groups QUITO, Ecuador -- Ecuador will launch a major offensive against criminal organizations in three western provinces this weekend with logistical support from the United States, the interior minister said Wednesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Defense attorneys have argued that antifa is an ideology and not a formal organization to which the defendants belong.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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It’s been a strange season in City Section soccer, with six schools removed from the playoffs for using ineligible players, most of whom played for club teams while also playing tor their high school team, in violation of CIF bylaw 600.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The club will take on Toluca FC of Liga MX in the next stage of the Concacaf Champions Cup on Wednesday at Snapdragon Stadium before traveling to FC Dallas on Saturday.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Washington in turn thanked the Delaware leaders for their allegiance and their desire for brotherhood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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And there was a real brotherhood among all the lifeguards.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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In a free society, there should be many kinds of schools that reflect different philosophies of education.—
Nicholas Tampio,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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With more than 70 entries, paradegoers will cheer on schools, businesses, officials, veterans, first responders, Irish heritage societies and other groups.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Designed by group collaborator and designer Dorothee Meilichzon, the rooms’ whimsical stylings are cleverly counterbalanced with classic details like parquet flooring, white walls and linens, and light wood.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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Group energy builds as the intuitive Moon enters your 11th House of Community, and your spark rallies people who need direction on a group project.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Sorority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorority. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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