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
Welcome to Path to Playoff, the USA TODAY Sports newsletter covering all things college football and the chase for this year's national championship.
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Jordan Mendoza, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Throw in a subscription to ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer streaming service for college football.
—Maya Sweedler, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
Tang grew up in Hong Kong and Panday in Nepal, both moving to the United States for college.
—Lizzie Kane, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
That would be a bit late for us, as Little will hopefully be a college graduate by then.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Jordan Mendoza, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Throw in a subscription to ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer streaming service for college football.
—Maya Sweedler, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
Tang grew up in Hong Kong and Panday in Nepal, both moving to the United States for college.
—Lizzie Kane, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
That would be a bit late for us, as Little will hopefully be a college graduate by then.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for college
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Experts who regularly advise the committee, and representatives from powerful organizations such as the American Medical Association, pushed back hard against such statements.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Kirk also received $275,000 from the Ed Uihlein Family Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the estate of the founder of the Uline packaging and office supply firm, and more than $72,000 from Home Depot co-founder Bernard Marcus’ philanthropic organization.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Spanning technology, media, entertainment, cultural institutions and platforms, The Webby 30 highlights the organizations that helped define our digital lives, and in many cases, built the very infrastructure of modern culture online.—
Ian Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Book said, students at each institution will immediately be able to take courses and pursue programs only available at the other school.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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Robinovitz and Schiller have given a great deal of thought every aspect of each visit to the institute.—
Sharon Edelson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Key achievements under Sundance include Smoke Signals becoming the first film written and directed by Native Americans, having originated in the Sundance lab, and then becoming the first Native film to receive a commercial release, according to the institute.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Deep, who was previously president of Gamma Epsilon Delta, appears during an initiation ceremony and speaks to the pledges about the origin and pillars of the fraternity.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The specter of McTavish’s potential absence looms as Joel Quenneville returns to the NHL head coaching fraternity.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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With our current hyperpolarized society, changes are not likely to be enacted, especially because the amendment process is arduous and is intentionally difficult, requiring a broad consensus that reflects the gravity of changing our fundamental law.—
Lynn Schmidt,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
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Authorities also found a bloody fingerprint on the truck’s tailgate, as well as Decker’s dog, which was taken to a humane society for care.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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Attention-grabbing highlights of the first season included Land Shark, commercial parodies like Bass-O-Matic and host Richard Pryor’s word association with Chase.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Sep. 2025
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Martinez argued that the state Head Start associations, which filed the lawsuit, required a more sweeping injunction.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Uncertainty ahead as lawmakers leave Washington Both chambers of Congress are out of session next week because of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year.—
Kevin Freking,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
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Both chambers are set to leave Washington for a recess pegged to Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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In a time when even making and showcasing art to imagine ourselves outside of oppressive realities are being threatened, The Brothers Size effortlessly resists our time with a timeless story about freedom, love, brotherhood, and possibility in the space between reality and mythical play.—
Essence,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Last Viking, the latest collaboration between Danish writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen and his longtime muses Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas, is a wild, darkly comic fable about brotherhood, identity and the limits of sanity.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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“College.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/college. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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