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as in affiliate
a local unit of an organization our chapter was well represented at the Jaycees' national convention

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as in stage
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking a horror movie that marks a new chapter in vicarious sadism

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Recent Examples of chapter In chapter 6 of her new book, Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old, Shields, 56, looked back on how her time in the spotlight gave her body image issues. Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025 The final chapters in the Amistad edition are fragmentary, and the book ends abruptly, ten years before Herod’s death. Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025 This new chapter at Talpa Studios feels like the natural next step in my career. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025 The most exciting chapter of your life is waiting to be written. Mark Protus, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for chapter 
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Noun
  • In 2002, Richard Stanley, an American chemical engineer and former part-owner of the New York Yankees’ then Double-A affiliate Trenton Thunder, helped start a Little League program in the country while working as a volunteer there.
    Greg Presto, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Born and raised in Milwaukee on January 26, 1934, Robert George Uecker spent several years in the minor leagues with various affiliate clubs before making his major league debut in 1962.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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  • Forecasters and scientists say a perfect storm of weather conditions set the stage for the fires' explosive growth: hurricane-force winds, low humidity, and relentless drought conditions.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Her resignation in December, spurred by disagreements with Trudeau over economic policies, set the stage for his departure amid declining popularity.
    Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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  • When this occurs to cells in the SCN, the brain has a hard time syncing to the time of day through the presence or absence of light.
    Cathy Habas, SELF, 17 Jan. 2025
  • He had been diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in 2023.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 16 Jan. 2025
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  • Pet owners must pay for most of these steps, which can be a further disincentive.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The blue and yellow of the Barbados flag was displayed high as Zane Maloney stood victorious on the top step of the podium in Bahrain.
    Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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  • This phase represents a pivotal moment in efforts to end the conflict.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Hamas has demanded a full withdrawal and complete end to the war, and is hoping that this first phase will lead to that outcome.
    Victoria Eastwood, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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  • The weather service says Kansas City has a low chance, less than 40%, of a dusting of snow and less than a 2% chance of seeing an inch of snow.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Will this year be different? → 8 puppies saved from trash can at Fort Worth park → 2 to 3 inches of snow possible this week [Get our breaking news alerts.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
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  • There are no glaring weaknesses in the team to this point.
    Jesse Granger, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Its analysis used 23 trillion data points from thousands of artists and data from more than 500 partners spanning digital, retail, and airplay.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
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  • Mandatory evacuation orders were in place for north of the 210 Freeway from Roxford to the Interstate 5 / 14 Freeway split.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • First, there are the January theater festivals, your place to dig into experimental work scattered across smaller venues throughout the city.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025

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“Chapter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chapter. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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