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as in communion
a friendly relationship marked by ready communication and mutual understanding
the new counselor is eager to develop a trustful fellowship with the troubled teens seeking help at the center
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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a fellowship of physicians dedicated to administering medical aid without regard to politics
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as in friendship
kindly concern, interest, or support
this music festival would not have been a success without the fellowship of many people in the community
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as in fraternity
the body of people in a profession or field of activity
members of a law firm who violated just about every ethical principle that the legal fellowship holds dear
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as in brotherhood
the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions
the fellowship that exists among members of a college fraternity
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Recent Examples of fellowship
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Fortune shouted out the fellowship’s head and director of Artist Development at Film Independent Angela Lee for her guidance, who told him the responsibility a filmmaker has when aiming to tell a universal story.
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Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
Guggenheim fellowships go to groundbreaking and innovative artists, writers, scholars, scientists and others.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Sydney is editor-in-chief of The Hilltop, Howard University’s newspaper, and recently completed a fellowship at the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT.
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Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Fortune shouted out the fellowship’s head and director of Artist Development at Film Independent Angela Lee for her guidance, who told him the responsibility a filmmaker has when aiming to tell a universal story.
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Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
Verb
The Esserman Family Fund for Investigative Journalism also finances two investigative reporting fellowships for early-career reporters at the Miami Herald.
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Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
Guggenheim fellowships go to groundbreaking and innovative artists, writers, scholars, scientists and others.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fellowship
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However, despite years of talks aimed at bringing the society back into full communion with the Church, the society’s official status has remained unresolved.
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Yet at Google, the food is secondary to the connections that come from communion, according to Ruth Porat, the chief investment officer of Google and parent company Alphabet.
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The organization warned that as search-and-rescue teams begin to scale back operations, humanitarian needs—particularly food, medical care and protection services—could intensify rather than diminish.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the world’s largest professional MMA organization.
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Shamea and Porsha’s passive back-and-forth is a fascinating take on how icing someone out after a friendship falls apart can play out on a show like The Real Housewives.
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Instead of celebrating innovation, the movie unfolds through lawsuits and broken friendships.
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The warning is the second issued by UCSB police since May, when an 18-year-old freshman reported she was raped and strangled after meeting a man at a Sigma Pi fraternity party before returning to her dorm at Tropicana Gardens in Isla Vista.
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While fraternities and sororities often have their own chapter gatherings and organizational conferences, the picnic creates a space where members from different organizations can come together in a more informal setting.
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The cap’s crown is decorated with three clasping hands symbolizing unity and brotherhood.
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Grateful for that eternal brotherhood.
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During first-half stoppage time, Mexicos’ César Montes received the ball inside the six-yard box, but Bellingham cleared what looked like a certain goal.
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Beneficiaries who were born from the first to the 10th day of their birth month are set to receive their monthly Social Security benefit on Wednesday, July 8, according to the SSA’s payment calendar.
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Dozens of people gathered at the courthouse in solidarity with the comedian on Friday, chanting anti‑government slogans, according to the opposition‑leaning newspaper Cumhuriyet.
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To build solidarity for their cause of sovereignty, some patriots called on colonialists to swear off tea in favor of coffee.
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Casa Bonita has been a Denver institution for more than 50 years.
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The surge also did considerable damage to the buildings within the surge zone, 85% of which were residential buildings, according to New York University's Furman Center, an empirical research institution.
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“Fellowship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellowship. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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