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also gild
as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
after his apprenticeship, he was able to join the stonemasons' guild
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Recent Examples of guild
After the Boogg burned, bratwurst were cooked by guild members on the embers of the fire, capping a centuries-old tradition that, for us travelers, was whimsical, weird and quintessentially Swiss.
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Ben Davidson Correspondent, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
To ensure pollination, plant trees in guilds and avoid broad-spectrum synthetic pesticides.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Toronto has parlayed its People’s Choice wins into Oscar runs for American Fiction and The Eyes of Tammy Faye, while Telluride remains a magnet for critics and guilds, though both lag far behind Venice’s strike rate.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Employees, dealers, and art advisers liken the duopoly to a pair of medieval guilds, or sports teams, or theatre companies, doomed and inspired in equal measure by a state of permanent competition.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Ben Davidson Correspondent, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
To ensure pollination, plant trees in guilds and avoid broad-spectrum synthetic pesticides.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Toronto has parlayed its People’s Choice wins into Oscar runs for American Fiction and The Eyes of Tammy Faye, while Telluride remains a magnet for critics and guilds, though both lag far behind Venice’s strike rate.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Employees, dealers, and art advisers liken the duopoly to a pair of medieval guilds, or sports teams, or theatre companies, doomed and inspired in equal measure by a state of permanent competition.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guild
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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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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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The Deep, who was previously president of Gamma Epsilon Delta, appears during an initiation ceremony and speaks to the pledges about the origin and pillars of the fraternity.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The specter of McTavish’s potential absence looms as Joel Quenneville returns to the NHL head coaching fraternity.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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So, now going to the club with records playing, playing for kids that were not alive when some of these songs came out and watching a really great young DJ like Cosmo play this music from the same era with her own slant on it.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The 35,607 fans at Bank of America Stadium — the largest lower-bowl-only crowd in club history — watched Toklomati become the second player in franchise history to score a hat trick.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
14 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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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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Notable Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase revealed that she was fined by the league after her comments regarding Game 1’s officiating.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
17 Sep. 2025
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First baseman Nolan Schanuel is expected to start a minor-league rehab assignment with Salt Lake on Wednesday, and catcher Logan O’Hoppe was reinstated from the seven-day concussion list and in the starting lineup against Milwaukee.—
Andrew Wagner,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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Robinovitz and Schiller have given a great deal of thought every aspect of each visit to the institute.—
Sharon Edelson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Key achievements under Sundance include Smoke Signals becoming the first film written and directed by Native Americans, having originated in the Sundance lab, and then becoming the first Native film to receive a commercial release, according to the institute.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Guild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guild. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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