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as in crowd
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
a large community of retired people in the coastal town
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as in fraternity
the body of people in a profession or field of activity
members of the medical community
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as in similarity
the quality or state of having many qualities in common
there's a community of aesthetics that makes a very modern-looking gallery an especially appropriate setting for primitive art
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as in brotherhood
the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions
interactive features that are designed to foster a sense of community among the visitors to the Web site
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Recent Examples of community
In a letter asking Cox to veto the bill, the ADA said that Utah health department data shows communities with fluoridated water had decreasing rates of dental disease.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
Ancient communities of equals have seen the same success as those led by a king, but as time goes on, each form of governance eventually changes.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Those include the Health Resources and Services Administration, which oversees and provides funding for hundreds of community health centers around the country, as well as the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which funds clinics and oversees the national 988 hotline.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025
Closing environmental justice offices will put communities at a disadvantage and will no longer help communities advocate for themselves.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
Ancient communities of equals have seen the same success as those led by a king, but as time goes on, each form of governance eventually changes.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Those include the Health Resources and Services Administration, which oversees and provides funding for hundreds of community health centers around the country, as well as the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which funds clinics and oversees the national 988 hotline.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025
Closing environmental justice offices will put communities at a disadvantage and will no longer help communities advocate for themselves.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for community
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What did evoke his inventiveness were the people around him in his small town.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Apr. 2025
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Right around the time Big Mood was closing up shop in the Crossroads last month, another wine bar and retail shop was uncorking across town.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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After all, the filmmaker is Portuguese and there’s a brutal history between his native country and Mozambique, a colony of Portugal until 1975, a country whose official language remains that of its former imperial overseers.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
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Other successes include the establishment of an assurance colony of Chrisangi leaf insects to prevent extinction of the species, along with fawns from Malayan sambar deer, barasinghas and hog deer.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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Footage of the building’s demise shows crowds of onlookers running away from the rubble in panic.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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To keep afloat, Arsenal had to qualify for the Champions League three times during that five years and attract a regular crowd of at least 54,000 in their new 60,000 stadium.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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But the permit listed a smaller number of attendees than who eventually descended on the park, despite officers working with the fraternity to coordinate, Henry said.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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With this win, McIlroy joins the ranks of golf's most exclusive fraternity.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Despite surface similarities, there was no official connection between the two shows.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The plan bears similarities to the U.K.’s AI Action Plan announced earlier this year.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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The squad soon discovers the job is a suicide mission and must choose between redemption or the final termination of their close brotherhood.—
Lesley O'Toole,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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But Pollard discovered a brotherhood of the bandaged — a group of men who had just experienced hair transplants and were eager to share their recovery stories.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Officers picked up a child answering to Dylan in the Lykins neighborhood of east Kansas City around 6 p.m., near the intersection of Independence and Drury avenues, according to a KCPD spokesperson.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2025
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Rubble littered a street as rescuers carried one person away from the site, which the rebels said was a ceramics factory in the Bani Matar neighborhood of Sanaa, the capital.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Greenville, South Carolina, man is survived by his wife and two children, according to an attorney hired by his family.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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The family heard plates and glasses shatter — and then boots stomping up the stairs.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Community.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/community. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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