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
Something to keep in mind is that this slasher classic about a group of sorority sisters hunted on Christmas (including Margot Kidder and Olivia Hussey) predates Halloween and Friday the 13th.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Potter was also responsible for matters relating to Vanderbilt’s sororities, fraternities as well as the LGBTQ+ community.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
The parade features floats, bands, drill teams, colleges and universities, fraternities, sororities, churches and civic and youth groups.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
The tributes kicked off at the beginning of the week, when dozens of Kotb’s Tri Delta sorority sisters surprised her on the show.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Potter was also responsible for matters relating to Vanderbilt’s sororities, fraternities as well as the LGBTQ+ community.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
The parade features floats, bands, drill teams, colleges and universities, fraternities, sororities, churches and civic and youth groups.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
The tributes kicked off at the beginning of the week, when dozens of Kotb’s Tri Delta sorority sisters surprised her on the show.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorority
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In 1956, Grant joined the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity’s Theta chapter, which eventually led him to meet his wife, Joyce, a member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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The fraternity has been on interim suspension, temporarily halting organizational activities, while an investigation is conducted.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC News,
8 Jan. 2025
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Three different streaming outlets — Max, Netflix and Paramount+ — were among the top winners at the duPont-Columbia Awards, some of the top honors accorded each year to audio and video reporting done in the public interest, while some of the usual news organizations named each year were not.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Bears have considerable ground to close and no trophies are presented to organizations that win headlines in the offseason.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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While desserts come and go in the warehouse club's bakery, this staple has won the hearts of many Costco members.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
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The first friendly match after the club’s acquisition will take place in Medellín, Colombia, against Atlético Nacional, as part of the preseason and the Copa Bendita.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
18 Jan. 2025
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Every choice in appearance reflects the pride, purpose, and inherited legacy of our brotherhood.—
Leah Faye Cooper,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2025
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To his brotherhood within a theologically conservative, hard-right church coalition, Fox News host Pete Hegseth's ascension as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department wasn’t merely opportunistic.—
Liam Adams,
USA TODAY,
13 Jan. 2025
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These are not soft subjects and creativity is crucial to the future of our society and also, significantly to our economy.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
16 Jan. 2025
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In many countries plunged into war, the causalities include civil society.—
Karl Vick,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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The new tranche of money from Google into Anthropic adds to a total investment of $8 billion from Amazon, the ecommerce group’s largest-ever venture investment, announced over the past 18 months.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
22 Jan. 2025
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In almost every case, the nation’s leaders have accepted in full the group’s advice on who should get vaccines and when.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Sorority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorority. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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