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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a debate society
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as in community
the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions
an evening marked by a lovely dinner and the society of our closest friends
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as in civilization
the way people live at a particular time and place
a pre-automobile society in which ordinary people rarely strayed far from home
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Recent Examples of society
From ancient times, parades have been vital to the reintegration of warriors into society.
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Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Florida’s educators are the backbone of our society, yet they are being pushed to the margins by inadequate pay.
—Lakeisha Wells-Palmer, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
With the erasure particularly troubling in the context of the military, an institution that has been a microcosm of American society and a testing ground for social progress.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
How Multitasking Affects the Brain Multitasking can feel like productivity, especially in a society that glorifies the idea of being able to do it all.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 27 May 2025
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Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Florida’s educators are the backbone of our society, yet they are being pushed to the margins by inadequate pay.
—Lakeisha Wells-Palmer, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
With the erasure particularly troubling in the context of the military, an institution that has been a microcosm of American society and a testing ground for social progress.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
How Multitasking Affects the Brain Multitasking can feel like productivity, especially in a society that glorifies the idea of being able to do it all.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for society
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About one-third of Americans still believed the election was stolen from Trump in Sept. 2023 and a majority of the believers are Republican, according to a survey of about 2,500 adults from the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization Public Religion Research Institute.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Lead by Experimentation: Signal to your organization that learning matters more than immediate perfection.—
Kathleen Walch,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The community also had several churches, boathouses, a schoolhouse and a billiard saloon.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Although our experts brought up some potential red flags regarding food safety, it’s generally accepted in the baking community that storing cake at room temperature is reasonably safe in the short term and can be the best option for quality.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
27 May 2025
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The belief was that an alien being in outer space would come across the Voyager, be curious about what civilization sent out the spacecraft, and then play the phonograph.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Opened in 1974 by billionaire oilman J. Paul Getty, the museum honors the arts and cultures of various classic civilizations from the ancient Greeks to the Romans.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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In addition to being a measure of state power, hegemony reflects the ability of a single nation to influence both the actions of others and the rules, norms and institutions that govern international politics.—
Andrew Latham,
The Conversation,
30 May 2025
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Regional context also incentivizes institutions to better serve their local economies.—
Matt Gandal,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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But with first pitch approaching and their kids in the crowd, both planned on putting jokes and their brotherhood aside in search of wins.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
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Anastasio’s musical brotherhood since the populist ballot opened up in February.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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Eagerly drinking the Kool-Aid is Simone DeWitt (Alcock), a formerly impoverished but deeply ambitious upstart from Buffalo who gets a taste of the lifestyle of the rich and famous as Michaela's uppity assistant.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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But as gorgeous as the buildings are, there’s so much more to Barcelona: its lively beaches and promenades, its maze-like neighborhood steeped in history and its quintessentially Mediterranean lifestyle.—
Jennifer Fernández Solano,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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The name of the president of the harbor commission, Pietro Di Carlo, a leading citizen of San Pedro, had come up in the investigation in connection with a contract with a troubled development company that Di Carlo had had associations with.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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In the 2021-2022 academic year, international students in the U.S. generated nearly $34 billion and supported over 335,000 jobs, according to nonprofit association of professional educators NAFSA.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
23 May 2025
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In the earnings call earlier this month, Zimmerman said the company was going through a corporate restructuring and had eliminated multiple senior executive positions.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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Cruise ships Many cruise companies have their own meteorologists and regularly advise passengers on board of weather conditions.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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“Society.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/society. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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