1
as in organization
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 profession
the body of people in a profession or field of activity
the fraternity of civil engineers
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Recent Examples of fraternity
Each incident has brought about severe criticism from the NFL fraternity, highlighting the lack of respect that comes with the act.
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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 5 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
Chapin, a junior, was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The complaint was referred to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department because the fraternity is located off-campus, the school said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 5 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
Chapin, a junior, was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The complaint was referred to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department because the fraternity is located off-campus, the school said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraternity
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Experts who regularly advise the committee, and representatives from powerful organizations such as the American Medical Association, pushed back hard against such statements.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Kirk also received $275,000 from the Ed Uihlein Family Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the estate of the founder of the Uline packaging and office supply firm, and more than $72,000 from Home Depot co-founder Bernard Marcus’ philanthropic organization.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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That’s lofty praise coming from a luminary of the profession.—
Wayne G. McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
20 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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Attention-grabbing highlights of the first season included Land Shark, commercial parodies like Bass-O-Matic and host Richard Pryor’s word association with Chase.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Sep. 2025
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Martinez argued that the state Head Start associations, which filed the lawsuit, required a more sweeping injunction.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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In a time when even making and showcasing art to imagine ourselves outside of oppressive realities are being threatened, The Brothers Size effortlessly resists our time with a timeless story about freedom, love, brotherhood, and possibility in the space between reality and mythical play.—
Essence,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Last Viking, the latest collaboration between Danish writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen and his longtime muses Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas, is a wild, darkly comic fable about brotherhood, identity and the limits of sanity.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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Spanning technology, media, entertainment, cultural institutions and platforms, The Webby 30 highlights the organizations that helped define our digital lives, and in many cases, built the very infrastructure of modern culture online.—
Ian Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Book said, students at each institution will immediately be able to take courses and pursue programs only available at the other school.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
16 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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With our current hyperpolarized society, changes are not likely to be enacted, especially because the amendment process is arduous and is intentionally difficult, requiring a broad consensus that reflects the gravity of changing our fundamental law.—
Lynn Schmidt,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
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Authorities also found a bloody fingerprint on the truck’s tailgate, as well as Decker’s dog, which was taken to a humane society for care.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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Since Kennedy was elevated to the nation’s top health post, Utah and Florida became the first states to ban communities from adding fluoride to public drinking water.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Our communities face attack after attack—floods and fires fueled by Big Oil, ICE agenda kidnapping our neighbors, congress revoking our healthcare.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Fraternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraternity. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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