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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 campuses
Multiple White House officials arrived in their current jobs after working at Turning Point USA, the conservative outreach group that Kirk led and co-founded to energize Republicans on college campuses.
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Many of those at the vigils were young college students, a testament to his massive fanbase on college campuses.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Violence in the political theater, in our schools, on college campuses, is unacceptable.
—ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
As the new school year begins, more than a dozen universities have gotten hoax shooting or bomb threats that have caused campuses to shut down and brought police racing to the scene.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 14 Sep. 2025
Kirk — who was a guest on Maher’s Club Random podcast in April — was the co-founder of Turning Point USA, which was formed to foster a culture of conservatism on school campuses around the nation.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Members of Teamsters Local 320, which represents 1,400 custodial, food service, maintenance and sanitation workers on U campuses around the state, went on strike Monday night at the Crookston and Morris campuses and expanded to Duluth and satellite campuses Tuesday morning.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
The new building in the mostly industrial neighborhood of Newmarket is a result of consolidating the charter school’s previous campuses in Mission Hill, Hyde Park and Nubian Square.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Online criminals are sophisticated and usually one step ahead of typically understaffed campuses.
—Edsource, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Joey Garrison, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Many of those at the vigils were young college students, a testament to his massive fanbase on college campuses.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Violence in the political theater, in our schools, on college campuses, is unacceptable.
—ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
As the new school year begins, more than a dozen universities have gotten hoax shooting or bomb threats that have caused campuses to shut down and brought police racing to the scene.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 14 Sep. 2025
Kirk — who was a guest on Maher’s Club Random podcast in April — was the co-founder of Turning Point USA, which was formed to foster a culture of conservatism on school campuses around the nation.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Members of Teamsters Local 320, which represents 1,400 custodial, food service, maintenance and sanitation workers on U campuses around the state, went on strike Monday night at the Crookston and Morris campuses and expanded to Duluth and satellite campuses Tuesday morning.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
The new building in the mostly industrial neighborhood of Newmarket is a result of consolidating the charter school’s previous campuses in Mission Hill, Hyde Park and Nubian Square.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Online criminals are sophisticated and usually one step ahead of typically understaffed campuses.
—Edsource, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campuses
Noun
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Getty Images Rec, a technology company serving the parks and recreation industry, has raised $11 million in a Series A funding round in which several former and current professional athletes participated.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Originally bred as a fighting dog, the AKC says responsible breeders now produce sweet-natured, extremely loyal and family-oriented dogs, but advises that their fighting instinct still lies within, and the breed may not do well at dog parks or as part of a home with multiple male dogs.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The two, three, and even four-bedroom residences are spacious, feature mature olive trees, relaxing grounds, and gourmet kitchens.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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That's sound on both economic and strategic grounds.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Legacy cryptographic workflows, certificate authorities and identity systems are often tightly coupled to on-premises environments, which are often siloed.—
Julian Durand,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, last Sunday, the Raiders defeated the New England Patriots, 20-13, after quarterback Geno Smith completed 24 of 34 passes for 362 yards, one touchdown and one interception.—
Mark J. Burns,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Beck went 5 for 5 for 60 yards on the drive that went 75 yards on 9 plays.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This enables a statistical analysis of planetary properties across various axes, such as planet mass, size, composition, age, and formation processes, Kane tells me.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Hulsey, 62, who has been marketing properties throughout the Midwest since the early 1980s, imagines a future gas station owner-operator will come calling, or the owner of multiple gas stations may want to add one more to their portfolio.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Campuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campuses. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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