as in fraternity
the body of people in a profession or field of activity
a reporter who is widely respected throughout the press corps
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Recent Examples of corps
Adding Diggs marked a major step for the front office, which has fielded one of the NFL’s worst receiving corps since Tom Brady’s final days in New England.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Upgrading the forward corps and having a healthier lineup will help, but if games regularly look like Saturday’s, the Canucks will be too reliant on Hughes again next season.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The tight end helped make up for many of the issues in the receiving corps.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The lake's changing levels — which actually vary only by two feet a year — are fine-tuned to protect the ecosystem and support navigation, salmon migration, tribal fishing rights and dock maintenance, according to the corps.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Upgrading the forward corps and having a healthier lineup will help, but if games regularly look like Saturday’s, the Canucks will be too reliant on Hughes again next season.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The tight end helped make up for many of the issues in the receiving corps.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The lake's changing levels — which actually vary only by two feet a year — are fine-tuned to protect the ecosystem and support navigation, salmon migration, tribal fishing rights and dock maintenance, according to the corps.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corps
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But the permit listed a smaller number of attendees than who eventually descended on the park, despite officers working with the fraternity to coordinate, Henry said.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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With this win, McIlroy joins the ranks of golf's most exclusive fraternity.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Richard Hendricks, Pied Piper’s founder and the primary author of that algorithm, is a coder by profession but an idealist by nature.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
16 Apr. 2025
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The native Texan has a short résumé, mainly because playing Georgie became something of a permanent profession.—
Skyler Trepel,
EW.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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An Ohio community remembers Fiona, a Great Pyrenees-golden retriever mix therapy dog, who completed a goal of over 1,000 therapeutic visits.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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This all called for greater vigilance in Jackson: the survivors were going to prep for a possible breach of the community’s defensive walls.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The creativity the brothers bring from four decades of producing concerts and exploring design around the world while touring has injected a fresh perspective to HGTV, while their brotherhood has endeared them to viewers.—
Leena Tailor,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Apr. 2025
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He was entrenched in an exclusive brotherhood with teammates and classmates.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Corps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corps. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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