variants
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
On Tuesday, Pezeshkian met with representatives of some guilds and merchant unions and promised to improve the economy.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
Then there’s the looming specter of Hollywood strikes with the guild contracts expiring.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 31 Dec. 2025
He's lobbied in Frankfort and in Washington, D.C. during his time heading the guild and said he's learned how to negotiate with high-level executives on behalf of blue-collar workers.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
According to the guild’s website, a portion of all booth fees collected support the fund.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guild
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This one also features five convenient pockets for ultimate on-the-go organization.—
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At the time, his son was the organization’s policy director.—
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Advocacy groups and the various associations of government service providers who lobby the Legislature are likely to press lawmakers not to make reductions at the same time as the federal government.—
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At least one person was hurt during the parade, when wind gusts reached 30 mph, but is expected to be OK, the association's president previously told CBS News Philadelphia.—
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He was voluntarily committed to a mental health institution after that and prescribed anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medication.—
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In recent years, it's also become one of the world's hottest cities for art, design, and architecture—and it's got the institutions to prove it.—
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Thinking globally and acting locally means electing people of vision, not people who couldn't find their way out of a paper bag without a lobbyist lighting their way under the table, or down the wrong path where for-profit companies rule and teachers are scapegoated for society's failures.—
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In a society full of cookie cutter McMansions, scrolling through customizable tiny houses on Amazon is one of my favorite forms of escapism.—
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Four other research centers — including the physics center, the chemistry center, the ecology center and the nuclear technology unit — were also affected when two missiles struck the institute.—
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Research institutes and private companies are looking to build computers using this approach that can help compute solutions to complex problems, such as drug research and even solving climate change.—
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See drill teams, high school bands, fraternities and sororities, churches and other organizations and groups marching as the parade travels along Harbor Drive South.—
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The Star-Telegram contacted the presidents and advisers for those fraternities asking for their perspectives, but those email messages were not returned.—
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The result is far more complex than the drawings of volcanoes most saw in school, with a main vent connecting a chamber of magma with the surface.—
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Its dual-chamber air suspension, paired with CDC adaptive damping, ensures consistent responsiveness across a variety of road conditions, while also maintaining exceptional stability during high-speed maneuvers and enhancing driver confidence and overall ride quality.—
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Regardless of Thursday’s outcome, the brotherhood meant more.—
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The brotherhood forged in Lubbock remained strong even when Dykes was the head coach at Cal and Riley was the offensive coordinator at East Carolina.—
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“Guild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guild. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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