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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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Over 100 potential cities and town expressed interest, 13 of which submitted proposals.—
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The teen’s happy image, usually in a red polo shirt and carrying a backpack, is as popular in souvenir shops across town as Francis in his simple brown habit.—
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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.—
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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.—
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Footage of the building’s demise shows crowds of onlookers running away from the rubble in panic.—
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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.—
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The Craftsman-style home was one of the first to be built along a historic street in the Five Points area, just blocks from the University of Georgia’s campus and the scenic row of sorority and fraternity houses on Milledge Avenue.—
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The oldest incident occurred in November at a fraternity house off campus, according to records obtained by WKMG.—
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Columbia University law professor Dorothy Lund, who has followed Musk’s career closely, points to the merger’s similarities with a previous Musk deal from around a decade ago: Tesla’s 2016 acquisition of SolarCity, a green energy company run by Musk’s two cousins and backed by Musk.—
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The similarities between the political moments provide a rough model for how the new MAGA coalition might persist.—
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Befitting their brotherhood — and a rare chance to fulfill it all the more.—
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In preserving this emotional moment, Rush 50 commemorates a brotherhood as well as a discography, and concludes a suitably epic tour of one of rock’s most fulfilling and rewarding journeys.—
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The neighborhood, which stretches from 59th to 96th Streets, has long been a pillar of fine dining in New York City, known for its white tablecloth restaurants that have served patrons for decades—and in some cases, for well over half a century.—
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Before his arrest, Abrego Garcia lived in a quiet neighborhood of single-family homes with large back and front yards, with trees blossoming in spring.—
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Mary Bowers, who was adopted by a family in Colorado in 1982, was still waiting for answers to many inconsistencies in her adoption papers.—
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That’s due in large part to my faith, my friends, my family, my work.—
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“Community.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/community. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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