as in park
the area and buildings around a university, college, school, etc.
Visitors crowded the campus on graduation day. Rallies were held on university campuses across the country. We walked around the campus on our first day.
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Recent Examples of campus
One building on its campus survived — a brand-new preschool.
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Sasha Hupka, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
About 260 housing units, including for-sale homes and rentals, have been completed so far, said Councilman Kevin Flynn, who represents the district where the campus is located.
—Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2025
Just seven miles west of Pauley Pavilion, the Palisades fire rages, prompting the evacuation of nearby Brentwood on Saturday and steadily advancing toward campus.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
However, Pepperdine's Malibu campus remains clear of any immediate threats posed by the fire.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Sasha Hupka, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
About 260 housing units, including for-sale homes and rentals, have been completed so far, said Councilman Kevin Flynn, who represents the district where the campus is located.
—Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2025
Just seven miles west of Pauley Pavilion, the Palisades fire rages, prompting the evacuation of nearby Brentwood on Saturday and steadily advancing toward campus.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
However, Pepperdine's Malibu campus remains clear of any immediate threats posed by the fire.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for campus
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The park where my husband and I once held hands and smelled the eucalyptus, and, in a place that is now just a memory, were young.—
Shawn Hubler,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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As a performance brand, Porsche gets it and nails it out of the park.—
Marc D Grasso,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2025
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However, as institutional players co-opt its narrative, its fundamental properties are threatened.—
Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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In 1974, Congress agreed to refurbish the house on the property of the Naval Observatory as a home for the sitting vice president.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
20 Jan. 2025
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Evans finished with 74 receptions for 1,004 yards and 11 touchdowns.—
Rick Stroud,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2025
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In that game, Hurts completed 27 passes for 304 yards and one touchdown.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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In addition to targeting Hamas in Gaza, Israel established effective land and air blockades that severed Iranian troop movements and logistics into Syria for Hezbollah by the end of 2023.—
Nicole Grajewski,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Jan. 2025
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The jury clearly believed that, with so much GOON violence going on, AIM activists likely would feel entitled to shoot first and ask questions later if any strangers appeared unannounced on their land.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Campus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campus. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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