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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a 19th-century observer of American society noted that Americans had a fondness for forming sodalities
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as in fraternity
the body of people in a profession or field of activity
a tragic loss of life that was felt throughout the sodality of firefighters
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Recent Examples of sodality
How big this sodality is has never been entirely clear.
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Wired, 14 July 2022
Festivities begin at 10 a.m. with the procession through the streets of Melrose Park featuring the statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Italian sodalities and family candle.
—Pioneer Press, chicagotribune.com, 22 May 2017
Wired, 14 July 2022
Festivities begin at 10 a.m. with the procession through the streets of Melrose Park featuring the statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Italian sodalities and family candle.
—Pioneer Press, chicagotribune.com, 22 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sodality
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If Trump were to carry through with his frequent promise to pull the U.S. out of NATO, that would effectively mark the end of the treaty organization and signal the fall of Europe, Zelenskyy said.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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This may be different from corporate gifts made to organizations, depending on the circumstances, but there are a lot of uncertainties that will likely be fleshed out in the coming years.—
Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2025
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The fraternity also plans to put her picture in their composite, where she'll forever be cemented as a legacy.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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Francis instead wrote that people should meditate on love that builds a fraternity open to all, without exception.—
Jason DeRose,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Can association’s new tree block owner’s ocean view? ASK IRA: Did the Heat do right by protecting their youth in the Jimmy Butler trade?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Cosmos livestock shipping association held its annual meeting Saturday afternoon.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Davis was named a Tarrant County Legal Legend in October in recognition of his significant contributions to the profession and the community.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Feb. 2025
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It can now be considered among Presti’s more impactful master strokes, considering Daigneault’s decade-long rise to the top of the profession.—
Anthony Slater,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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But German society has been strained by a decade-long influx of migrants who arrived with little or no German language knowledge, and who have often received significant social assistance.—
Jim Tankersley,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Although Fourth Church had undergone the same changes in character that the rest of society experienced during the 1960s, the congregation long had a public perception of being a church for the wealthy.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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In 2022, the Air Force established demographic targets for its officer corps, with specific percentages for each ethnic and racial group.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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The order of phase two debris removal will depend on terrain, when phase one removal is completed for each property and whether the entire neighborhood has signed up, which allows the corps to work on clusters of homes instead of individual properties.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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The president has also tried to make changes to specific long-standing institutions in the U.S. such as the Kennedy Center.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Pressure-tested by his audacious assault on the civil services, those institutions instantly folded.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Governors Award for education, technology and innovation went to Texas A&M University’s virtual production institute.—
Carolyn Giardina,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2025
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The finding appears in the institute’s 2024 Spending in Retirement Survey, published in November.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Sodality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sodality. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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