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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 colleges
Butler’s program, which launches this fall, comes amid changes to sign language programs at Indiana colleges.
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Claire Rafford, IndyStar, 9 Feb. 2026
The military offers its officers a variety of opportunities to get graduate-level education both at war colleges run by the military as well as civilian institutions like Harvard.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
For a fraction of the cost of private colleges — and often far less than out-of-state public universities — CSU offers students a genuine opportunity to build skills, and increase lifetime earnings without crushing debt.
—Andrea Mays, Oc Register, 8 Feb. 2026
Our national standing reflects this momentum, as Broward College was recently announced as one of the top 200 colleges nationwide, eligible to compete for the prestigious $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence in 2027.
—Torey Alston, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
The military offers its officers a variety of opportunities to get graduate-level education both at war colleges run by the military as well as civilian institutions like Harvard.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
The military offers its officers a variety of opportunities to get graduate-level education at both war colleges run by the military as well as civilian institutions like Harvard.
—CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Twenty-nine states have laws or regulations prohibiting trans student-athletes in K-12 schools or colleges from competing on teams that align with their gender identities.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
Students in the colleges’ new Cosmetology and Barber program provided hairstyling services for participants, and the Triton College Foundation provided a grant.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Claire Rafford, IndyStar, 9 Feb. 2026
The military offers its officers a variety of opportunities to get graduate-level education both at war colleges run by the military as well as civilian institutions like Harvard.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
For a fraction of the cost of private colleges — and often far less than out-of-state public universities — CSU offers students a genuine opportunity to build skills, and increase lifetime earnings without crushing debt.
—Andrea Mays, Oc Register, 8 Feb. 2026
Our national standing reflects this momentum, as Broward College was recently announced as one of the top 200 colleges nationwide, eligible to compete for the prestigious $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence in 2027.
—Torey Alston, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
The military offers its officers a variety of opportunities to get graduate-level education both at war colleges run by the military as well as civilian institutions like Harvard.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
The military offers its officers a variety of opportunities to get graduate-level education at both war colleges run by the military as well as civilian institutions like Harvard.
—CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Twenty-nine states have laws or regulations prohibiting trans student-athletes in K-12 schools or colleges from competing on teams that align with their gender identities.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
Students in the colleges’ new Cosmetology and Barber program provided hairstyling services for participants, and the Triton College Foundation provided a grant.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleges
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Summers is a former treasury secretary and Harvard University president who has been ostracized from a number of organizations after Epstein files made public earlier showed his close relationship with Epstein.—
MEG KINNARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Many colleges host online platforms, including Handshake, that allow organizations to post jobs targeting new college graduates.—
Micki Meyer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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It is reassigned — from institutions designed to manage it to the public, which never agreed to assume it.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Each of the 65 houses and institutions will be represented by a shipping crate showcasing a significant item.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The recent 62-mile demonstration aligns with earlier research conducted by independent institutes in other countries, which have been reported by Interesting Engineering.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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One of the science community’s biggest concerns has been disruptions in the flow of grant funding to universities and institutes from the NIH, the agency responsible for funneling federal dollars into biomedical and life sciences research.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
4 Feb. 2026
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Prior to this, in 2022, his mother – the late Queen Elizabeth II – revoked her second son's military associations and royal patronages in the wake of Giuffre's September 2021 lawsuit, which was later settled for an undisclosed sum.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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But these associations were purely intellectual.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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While the fatalities have occurred along the Central Coast and in Northern California, the phenomenon has prompted concerns and discussions among mycological societies and amateur foragers across the Golden State.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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In Islamic societies, particularly during the Ottoman Empire, the word described separate living quarters for the female members of a household, which outsiders were prohibited from accessing.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Members from all nine historically African-American fraternities and sororities that make up the Divine Nine attended the event.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Nearly every president and vice president since social fraternities were founded has been a member.—
Anthony V. Mack,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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Previous versions of the bill failed to gain traction in both chambers last year.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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Lawmakers in both chambers were on notice, however, to return if a deal to end the shutdown is struck.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Colleges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleges. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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