as in park
the area and buildings around a university, college, school, etc.
Visitors crowded the campus on graduation day. Rallies were held on university campuses across the country. We walked around the campus on our first day.
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Recent Examples of campus
There are chapters in really conservative states, on really conservative campuses.
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Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
Following the July 18 preview launch, Dolly opens Friday August 8 at the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Belmont University in Nashville.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 July 2025
Across California State University campuses, there are about 9,500 immigrants without documentation enrolled out of 461,000 total students.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
People hold up signs during the Harvard Students for Freedom rally in support of international students at the Harvard University campus in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 27, 2025.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 9 July 2025
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Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
Following the July 18 preview launch, Dolly opens Friday August 8 at the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Belmont University in Nashville.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 July 2025
Across California State University campuses, there are about 9,500 immigrants without documentation enrolled out of 461,000 total students.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
People hold up signs during the Harvard Students for Freedom rally in support of international students at the Harvard University campus in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 27, 2025.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for campus
Noun
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The park offers something special in every season: kayaking and boating in summer, fiery foliage in fall, frozen waterfalls in winter, and migratory birding in spring.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 July 2025
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In the video posted to social media, officers used a spotlight to track the bear running through the park.—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Steven Russell Klein, 28, of Bridgeport was issued a verbal warning last Thursday when police found him on property owned by the Aquarion Water Company, according to the Easton Police Department.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
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When wage labor and economic inequality increased in the early 1800s, states extended the vote to all white men regardless of property.—
Time,
Time,
7 July 2025
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Wilson had 101 catches for 1,104 yards and seven touchdowns, reaching career-highs in each of those statistical categories.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 July 2025
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Peterson rushed for 448 yards and two touchdowns with the Cardinals.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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There’s a certain romanticism that lies at the heart of these remarkable gins, something conjured, perhaps, by that dramatic meeting of land and sea.—
Camille Berry,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Driftwood logs pile up along the shore like a sculptural installation, and gray whales are sometimes visible from land in the spring.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
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“Campus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campus. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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