communities

plural of community
1
as in towns
the people living in a particular area the whole community rallied to the aid of the family who had lost its home

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as in colonies
a group of people with a common interest living in one place a picturesque seacoast village that is known for its sizable community of artists

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4
as in fraternities
the body of people in a profession or field of activity members of the medical community

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Recent Examples of communities Online networks’ native agents were bringing more adaptive systems to a changing art world, using tactics celebrated in their own communities but until recently taboo in the towers of high culture. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 The new 3rd District brings together Sacramento suburbs and rural communities in Nevada, El Dorado and Placer counties. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Campaigns targeting communities of color were frequently being built without those communities having a seat at the table. — Alvin Stafford, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Those jobs tend not to provide the high salaries of a career in technology or finance, but can offer strong wages in more affordable California communities. — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Florida’s experience preparing communities, power grids, and ports for severe weather gives researchers practical knowledge to build on in energy and resilience. — Michael Simas, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 As rural communities across the United States wage intensifying battles to keep AI-computing data centers out of their backyards, some tech giants are mulling methods that could sidestep such local resentment — by sending the facilities to space. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Masterson has said some Kansas communities are making the most of major tech projects by securing financial agreements with companies that allow local governments to reduce property taxes. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026 Respondents opted in through Fleek and reseller communities, and more than half were based in the United Kingdom. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communities
Noun
  • The group has properties in multiple destination towns and cities, from the old capital of Ayutthaya to the island of Phuket.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Balatonfüred, one of its most popular vacation towns, is a one-and-a-half-hour drive from Budapest.
    — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • As the colonies grow, more layers of sediment are trapped and solidified beneath them by biofilms that the organisms produce, causing the whole colony to build upward in layers, like the pages in this book.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Cooling to below 50° C (122° F) took up to 5 million years, still enough heat for colonies of microbes to thrive.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The constitutional question has been litigated many times, and by our count, every state or federal appellate court that’s ruled on the issue has concluded that ALPR networks are within bounds of the Fourth Amendment.
    — Rafael A. Mangual, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
  • As defense shifts from traditional armor toward connected missile-defense grids and real-time targeting, its components become increasingly central to the weapons and sensing systems that make those networks work.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • There's a long history of events like this happening in fraternities.
    — Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Yates will look at how the woman's complaint was addressed and at the oversight of fraternities, sororities and other campus groups, Cornell said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • To walk deep into the mountain forests at the doorstep of the Rocky Mountains, is to encounter the fragrant majesty of century-old ponderosa pine trees famous for lining ski slopes, National Park trails and residential neighborhoods.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Projects like Cold Creek bring tax revenue into rural host communities, create local jobs, and shore up grid resiliency for the surrounding neighborhoods.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • That distinction matters, particularly when counseling families facing a devastating diagnosis.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Plummer, the Montgomery County Republican chairman, is now on the ballot for the Ohio state Senate and stressed that Trump has been what keeps the GOP's coalition of businesses and working-class families together.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • This once-sleepy coastal village is now a hot spot for tourists, with legendary sunsets that attract crowds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The huge crowds were stressful for police, who ended up working longer shifts than usual to deal with traffic, accidents, shoplifting and other issues.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The Harold Hamm Health Campus also brings together six health professions colleges and the university’s graduate college—more than 4,100 students—to build a pipeline to address those issues.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • But, at least for some professions, the AI boom has been an employment one too.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

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“Communities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communities. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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