corps

as in fraternity
the body of people in a profession or field of activity a reporter who is widely respected throughout the press corps

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Recent Examples of corps The Chinese Navy, like the U.S. Navy, possesses a corps of meteorologists and oceanographers that support the fleet. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025 But the vast majority of the press corps sees its role as providing objective reporting. Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025 Kate Payne is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 June 2025 There is a long tradition of New York mayors mixing it up with the press corps. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for corps
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Noun
  • This is the second fraternity suspended at Miami University this year for hazing.
    Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Kernodle and Chapin went to a party at the Sigma Chi fraternity; Mogen and Goncalves went out to a bar, then hung out at a food truck for a bit.
    Aja Romano, Vox, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Moreover, his commitment to the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship demonstrates respect for a key tenet of the profession of medicine.
    Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • Any profession can corrupt its practitioners — and arts critics are no exception.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • However, the 6th District Court of Rhode Island declined to honor the detainer, releasing Mendoza without notifying ICE, forcing agents to locate and arrest him in the community.
    Stepheny Price , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2025
  • Funnel Beaker groups were typically pretty egalitarian, but the larger, megalithic tombs were created for important members of their community like a leader, a priest or a shaman, specialist Artur Golis told the PAP.
    Irene Wright July 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Graduates emphasized the school's unique environment fostering brotherhood and celebrating Black identity.
    Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
  • Fraser depicts his bloody brotherhood with similar flair.
    Hamilton Cain, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025

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“Corps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corps. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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