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as in towns
the people living in a particular area
the whole community rallied to the aid of the family who had lost its home
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as in networks
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
a large community of retired people in the coastal town
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as in fraternities
the body of people in a profession or field of activity
members of the medical community
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Recent Examples of communities
Some religious communities bar menstruating women from common living areas, said Ahsan.
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Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Participants often come from various backgrounds, playing different styles of mahjong, such as Taiwanese, Filipino, Singaporean and American (commonly associated with Jewish communities), which — unlike other the styles — uses a card that is issued annually to set the winning hands for each year.
—Grace Hwang Lynch, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
What is lost in the process of gentrification is not just a Black population but Black culture, communities, institutions, and political power.
—Naomi Jackson, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2026
Following incidents in multiple communities, Vizcaino eventually drove into Everett and allegedly crashed his SUV into multiple vehicles on Broadway in the area of Mystic Street.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
This could be precarious territory, given the negative history many Black communities have reported having with police departments.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Local leaders know their communities.
—Joshua Simmons, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
During the past few years, communities have been building portions of the trail.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Protect your communities—because MPD won’t.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 4 Feb. 2026
Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Participants often come from various backgrounds, playing different styles of mahjong, such as Taiwanese, Filipino, Singaporean and American (commonly associated with Jewish communities), which — unlike other the styles — uses a card that is issued annually to set the winning hands for each year.
—Grace Hwang Lynch, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
What is lost in the process of gentrification is not just a Black population but Black culture, communities, institutions, and political power.
—Naomi Jackson, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2026
Following incidents in multiple communities, Vizcaino eventually drove into Everett and allegedly crashed his SUV into multiple vehicles on Broadway in the area of Mystic Street.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
This could be precarious territory, given the negative history many Black communities have reported having with police departments.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Local leaders know their communities.
—Joshua Simmons, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
During the past few years, communities have been building portions of the trail.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Protect your communities—because MPD won’t.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communities
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Residents of two cities, towns and villages in Broward and 19 in Palm Beach County are electing local officials, deciding on referendums, or both.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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Bring a picnic from the nearby California small towns of Solvang or Los Olivos and enjoy lunch surrounded by the idyllic wildflower fields.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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Throughout 2026, Iowans will be celebrating 250 years since the 13 colonies declared their independence in 1776.—
Des Moines Register,
Des Moines Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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The insects spend the majority of their lives hidden away inside their colonies, and generally only emerge to mate and migrate during swarming seasons in the spring and early summer.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2026
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These elements are vital to electric vehicles, wind turbines, smartphones, medical imaging systems, fiber-optic networks, and military technologies.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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The totals announced on Tuesday included viewership from the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, Peacock, NBC Sports Digital and NFL+.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
11 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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Since June, federal immigration raids have disrupted neighborhoods and communities across Los Angeles and around the nation, including at work sites, along neighborhood streets and in commercial areas.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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In San Juan and nearby communities, neighborhoods buzzed as the Super Bowl itself faded into the background and attention turned entirely to Bad Bunny’s 13 minutes on stage.—
Martin Silva Rey,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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For Sokolowski, the magnitude of the threat urgently requires more awareness and intervention both by law enforcement as well as health care workers, teachers and families.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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San Francisco public schools shut down on Monday as teachers went on strike demanding improved healthcare benefits and pay raises, leaving the families of some 50,000 students scrambling for child care and meals.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Located some 60 miles north of Los Angeles near the city of Lancaster, California, Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve draws crowds from mid-February through early May to marvel at this state park’s California poppies.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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This weekend, Super Bowl crowds are descending on San Francisco for the first time in ten years—and the timing couldn’t be more apt.—
Julia Black,
Vanity Fair,
8 Feb. 2026
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Medical and psychological professions function as a form of neoliberal discipline.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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Yet a decade later, a third of the jobs in those professions would be gone.—
Josh Tyrangiel,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Communities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communities. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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