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
In partnership with the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, Hoxworth Blood Center is hosting its annual MLK Day blood drive.
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The freshman, Simon Daniel, entered Lake Havasu River, in Arizona, alongside three fraternity brothers and two visiting sorority members last Saturday.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 20 May 2025
Despite not actually being in a sorority, Belly participates and even matches Taylor in a shirt bearing her sorority's letters.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 23 July 2025
Though there are still active hoax sites, searching Lenie’s name on Google today will yield smiling photos on her sorority’s Instagram page and her charity work providing food to hospital staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Karla Perez, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2025
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The freshman, Simon Daniel, entered Lake Havasu River, in Arizona, alongside three fraternity brothers and two visiting sorority members last Saturday.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 20 May 2025
Despite not actually being in a sorority, Belly participates and even matches Taylor in a shirt bearing her sorority's letters.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 23 July 2025
Though there are still active hoax sites, searching Lenie’s name on Google today will yield smiling photos on her sorority’s Instagram page and her charity work providing food to hospital staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Karla Perez, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorority
Noun
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The priestly fraternity, named in honor of the anti-modernist Pope St. Pius X, was founded in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre as a response to liturgical reforms made in the Second Vatican Council (also known as Vatican II).—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Aug. 2025
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Over the years, according to the college magazine, the house was a faculty club, residence hall, fraternity and home to DU’s final football coach (the school dropped the sport in the early 1960s).—
Thomas Gounley,
Denver Post,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Most cybersecurity frameworks are designed to protect individual organizations.—
Vishaal Hariprasad,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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But the organization is still struggling to keep up, as families that would have gone to the closed pantries are now contacting other locations in their area.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Then, going for those who are bedded into a club and therefore more likely to play.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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For his part, Anthony is thrilled to be a part of the club’s long-term future.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The brotherhoods sometimes recast their patron saints as relatives who naturally appreciated the African rhythms of their homelands.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
18 July 2025
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And the only way to survive is to build a community, build a brotherhood, build a nation that will keep resisting.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
9 July 2025
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The film tells the story of a new Ireland through its vibrant music scene, capturing a post-colonial society where folk music reflects both the weight of historical trauma and the hope of a brighter future.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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In this latest wave, a new kind of influencer wants to wage race wars, topple modern democracies, share assassination techniques, and replace society with all-white ethno-states.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The organization’s data showed that drowning rates are rising too, with already at-risk groups like young children and seniors of all races and ethnicities, as well as Black people of all ages, seeing the greatest increase in deaths.—
Sophie Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The French group, parent of Gucci, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga and other luxury brands, has an option to buy 100 percent of Valentino’s capital by 2028, while Mayhoola could become a shareholder in Kering.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Sorority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorority. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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