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as in organizations
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a firm believer in community service and a dedicated member of the local fraternity of Good Samaritans
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as in brotherhoods
the body of people in a profession or field of activity
the fraternity of civil engineers
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Recent Examples of fraternities
Shelton said that while sexualized hazing is commonly associated with college organizations like fraternities, it is also frequently observed in high school sports.
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Two of the four were reported to have involved parties at UTC fraternities.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Sep. 2025
Organizers had OK’d this, along with the participation of community groups including sororities and fraternities, Osbern previously said.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The University of Georgia has paused pledging for one of its fraternities amid an investigation into alleged hazing off-campus.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
Though fraternities comprise an overwhelming majority of the organizations sanctioned by the university, other groups made the list as well.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025
Today, Black students outside of traditionally Black sororities and fraternities represent 2% of the total Greek membership, the university website says.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
Boy Scouts marched, as did fraternities, high-school classes, postmen, and newspaper columnists.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2025
All membership intake activities for school fraternities, sororities and clubs have been paused, the university said in a memo.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Two of the four were reported to have involved parties at UTC fraternities.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Sep. 2025
Organizers had OK’d this, along with the participation of community groups including sororities and fraternities, Osbern previously said.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The University of Georgia has paused pledging for one of its fraternities amid an investigation into alleged hazing off-campus.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
Though fraternities comprise an overwhelming majority of the organizations sanctioned by the university, other groups made the list as well.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025
Today, Black students outside of traditionally Black sororities and fraternities represent 2% of the total Greek membership, the university website says.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
Boy Scouts marched, as did fraternities, high-school classes, postmen, and newspaper columnists.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2025
All membership intake activities for school fraternities, sororities and clubs have been paused, the university said in a memo.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraternities
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The United States has suspended some funding for its flagship AIDS relief program, according to international organizations and members of Congress who warn the cuts are already hurting patients and halting critical projects globally.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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According to Anthropic, the company behind Claude, a hacker used its artificial intelligence chatbot to research, hack, and extort at least 17 organizations.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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That means public institutions that fire workers for comments in their personal capacity may be violating their constitutional rights, experts told IndyStar.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
17 Sep. 2025
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That, in turn, impacts the rates these institutions charge for credit cards, loans and other financial products.—
Ryley Amond,Dan Avery,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Brits still point to the overrepresentation of French names in high-status professions as evidence of a rigid and enduring class system.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Veterinarians, veterinary technicians, animal control officers, wildlife workers, laboratory workers who handle live rabies virus and people in similar professions should also consider prophylaxis.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility Families, communities, and societies bear the deepest loss when mothers do not survive childbirth.—
Shelley Stewart III,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Studying history led Malthus to conclude that societies moved not in an ever-ascending line of progress but in cycles of expansion and decline.—
Roy Scranton,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Sep. 2025
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Denver can’t afford to throw Pat Surtain II on Conklin with the Chargers’ receiving corps.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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The receiving corps is only getting stronger with the development of freshman Tanook Hines and the tight end room’s growing role.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Studies have found associations between exposure to some herbicides and pesticides and cancer, hormone disruption, and other acute and chronic health conditions.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Their social credit system tracks citizens across every domain — financial transactions, social media, personal associations.—
Tanner H. Jones,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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As lieutenant governor, Duncan backed policies expanding healthcare in rural communities and helped pass the state’s first hate crimes law.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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Each year, millions of tons of red mud accumulate worldwide, threatening communities with river contamination and storage disasters.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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In Ukraine, Soviet authorities under his control pressured writers, actors, directors, producers and artists, and criticized and attacked institutes of Ukrainian history and Ukrainian literature, creative unions and newspaper and magazine editorial offices.—
Yegor Mostovshikov,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
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Research institutes in Japan, China, and Europe have launched their own greenhouse gas-monitoring satellites.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Fraternities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraternities. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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