1
as in groups
the people who belong to a group or organization
Club leaders are elected by the membership.
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as in rosters
the number of people in a group or organization
The club's membership has been around 400 for the past several years.
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as in relationships
the state of being a member of a group or organization
We allowed our membership in the discount club to lapse.
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Recent Examples of memberships
Subscribe today Congratulations are due to Alphabet for joining the $3 trillion valuation club, to which only Apple, Microsoft and Nvidia have memberships.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
The pair behind the Bam Bam Room is still figuring out whether to offer memberships, but customers will be able to play a game for around $8 a person.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
The Toronto Tempo are charging between $582 ($805 CAD, for their cheapest tier of seats) and $12,489 ($17,250 CAD, for their most-premium courtside seats) for season-ticket memberships next year, according to a seat map reviewed by The Athletic.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The Apples and Googles of the world gladly provided free dry-cleaning, luxury buses to and from work, free lunches, gym memberships, massages, even lounges for pets of all kinds.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Unlimited-rental memberships also are available for $30 per month.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
The website will be funded through grants, memberships, and individual donations.
—Abigail Wise, Outside, 11 Sep. 2025
Building skills and expertise requires some combination of ongoing training, networking, reading, professional memberships and more.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Tied with Lithuania, Poland has cheap internet, movie tickets and gym memberships.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
The pair behind the Bam Bam Room is still figuring out whether to offer memberships, but customers will be able to play a game for around $8 a person.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
The Toronto Tempo are charging between $582 ($805 CAD, for their cheapest tier of seats) and $12,489 ($17,250 CAD, for their most-premium courtside seats) for season-ticket memberships next year, according to a seat map reviewed by The Athletic.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The Apples and Googles of the world gladly provided free dry-cleaning, luxury buses to and from work, free lunches, gym memberships, massages, even lounges for pets of all kinds.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Unlimited-rental memberships also are available for $30 per month.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
The website will be funded through grants, memberships, and individual donations.
—Abigail Wise, Outside, 11 Sep. 2025
Building skills and expertise requires some combination of ongoing training, networking, reading, professional memberships and more.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Tied with Lithuania, Poland has cheap internet, movie tickets and gym memberships.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memberships
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Within Turning Point’s organizational structure, there are also several interconnected nonprofit groups, political action committees, and a for-profit merchandise company, none of which are required to publicly report their finances.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Rebuilding the military and police while containing armed groups.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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That tune — the latest from her most recent album So Close to What — gives the singer her seventh career appearance inside the highest tier on the busiest of the pop radio rosters.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The pair met on Tinder as Russell, who had played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was recovering from an injury and was in talks with several NFL teams to join their rosters.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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But workers also have greater opportunities to learn new skills, form additional relationships, and broaden existing networks.—
Adia Harvey Wingfield,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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But a state visit, hosted by the monarch with all the bells and whistles aimed at strengthening relationships between the countries, are relatively rare.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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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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The news organizations reported that the vehicle is registered under d4vd's name.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Timely rains in 2024 fell prior to the survey being conducted, which contributed to the elevated pond counts last year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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There are a lot of gamers now in the world, exceeding three billion by some counts.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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But now, without additional funding in the current session of Congress, the health program will deny new enrollments by 2027 and, ultimately, limit services for existing members.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Another example were various awards for Hispanic-Serving Institutions, a designation created by Congress in 1992 for institutions that maintained enrollments of at least 25% of Hispanic students.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Memberships.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memberships. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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