college

noun

ˈkä-lij How to pronounce college (audio)
Definition of collegenext
as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest a college of craftsmen dedicated to preserving the traditional crafts of Appalachia

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Recent Examples of college The market is clearly dominated by Nike, which has also expanded its Jordan Brand into college across the past decade. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2025 President Donald Trump has been threatening to cut federal money to colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war that began in October 2023. — Emma Tucker, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025 Each year, millions of basketball fans look forward to the thrilling college competition. — Natasha Dye, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025 There is now an academy for young players from aged eight upwards, with links to a local college for the older players. — Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for college
Recent Examples of Synonyms for college
  1. organization
  2. institution
  3. institute
  4. fraternity
  5. society
  6. association
  7. chamber
  8. brotherhood
Noun
  • The organization advocated for racial uplift and social justice for the African American community.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Economic downturns, shifting market conditions and other unforeseen disruptions can quickly put financial strain on an organization.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of organization
Noun
  • The trend marks a sharp divergence from the United States, where schools have virtually universally rebuffed students’ demands to sever ties with Israeli institutions, citing principles of academic freedom.
    — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
  • New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago were just two of the institutions to attend this year, with each staging competing dinners where sales talk continued over the meal.
    — Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of institution
Noun
  • The Trump administration has already roiled the scientific community with efforts to slash support at major research institutes, including those at public universities.
    — Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The information about the institute which has avoided the memory hole just sits there, though this makes some of it glow brighter.
    — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of institute
Noun
  • Dating back to 2013, the fraternity of number-one picks includes a few hits but a lot more misses.
    — Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • It's been two weeks since a Louisiana student pledging to a fraternity was rushed to the emergency room and later died, and now, three people have been charged.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of fraternity
Noun
  • To live in any society at any time—whether a pre-industrial tribe or a highly urbanized cohort of knowledge workers—is to feel constrained by forces beyond one’s control and for alternatives to seem impossible.
    — Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
  • What’s happening in society where a boy stabs a girl to death?
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of society
Noun
  • The association was also set to investigate the Philadelphia 76ers amid Joel Embiid's absence earlier this season, and they are now being looked at due to Paul George and Tyrese Maxey missing games as their season continues to falter.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Of this sample, 510 reported a diagnosis of ED The researchers then used univariate and multivariate logistic regression to look for associations with an emphasis on the a-word: associations.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of association
Noun
  • More than 50 interested spectators packed the Town Hall chambers to see the public presentation by Michael Herbers, who is managing partner for PMM Chesterton LLC.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Whatever your visual poison, a single 5-W speaker with sound chamber will help provide the soundtrack.
    — Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of chamber
Noun
  • In preserving this emotional moment, Rush 50 commemorates a brotherhood as well as a discography, and concludes a suitably epic tour of one of rock’s most fulfilling and rewarding journeys.
    — Hank Shteamer, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The golf influencer community seems to be a great brotherhood where everyone admires and supports each other.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of brotherhood

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