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as in community
the people who belong to a group or organization
Club leaders are elected by the membership.
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as in association
the state of being a member of a group or organization
We allowed our membership in the discount club to lapse.
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Recent Examples of membership
Forty memberships are available, costing $50 a month and including free tarot card readings.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
The majority of funding comes through viewer donations — through memberships and pledge drives — and other fundraisers.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
The members of the ASC Board, elected by the organization’s active membership, also include Natasha Braier, Alice Brooks, Russell Carpenter, Richard Crudo, Karl-Walter Lindenlaub, Tommy Maddox-Upshaw, Erik Messerschmidt, M. David Mullen, Cynthia Pusheck and Amy Vincent.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 24 May 2025
Compared to 1983, the first year comparable data were available, the union membership rate was 20.1 percent, with 17.7 million union members.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
The majority of funding comes through viewer donations — through memberships and pledge drives — and other fundraisers.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
The members of the ASC Board, elected by the organization’s active membership, also include Natasha Braier, Alice Brooks, Russell Carpenter, Richard Crudo, Karl-Walter Lindenlaub, Tommy Maddox-Upshaw, Erik Messerschmidt, M. David Mullen, Cynthia Pusheck and Amy Vincent.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 24 May 2025
Compared to 1983, the first year comparable data were available, the union membership rate was 20.1 percent, with 17.7 million union members.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for membership
Noun
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Ethan Suarez’s clinic has been on the frontlines of Central Florida’s HIV battle, offering free rapid tests at community events and health fairs so people can know their status.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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The two-hour session was attended by more than 50 community participants, and much of the discussion centered on how an LVT could be used to counter the city’s pernicious problem of vacant and undeveloped properties.—
Daniel Brennan,
Baltimore Sun,
27 May 2025
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Cruise and Ving Rhames have appeared in all of the Mission: Impossible entries, while many other notable names have been part of the rotating roster of secret spies.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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The special is part of a Hulu stand-up roster that also features sets from Bill Burr, Ilana Glazer, Jim Gaffigan, Roy Wood Jr. and Jessica Kirson, among others.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
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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Several of the firms singled out for sanctions have either done legal work that Trump has opposed, or currently have or previously had associations with prosecutors who at one point investigated the president.—
Eric Tucker,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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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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Sconce eventually pleaded guilty to 21 criminal counts — including for mutilating corpses, holding mass cremations and hiring hit men — and was sentenced in 1989 to five years in prison.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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Panasonic wins on word count, which is more of an amusing side note since OM and Panasonic often vie for the lengthiest lens names in the industry.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
31 May 2025
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Victor said the officials accused the men of belonging to the infamous Tren de Aragua gang; the Venezuelans protested, saying their tattoos showed roses and names of children, not gang affiliations.—
Lauren Petracca,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Sofia Marie Haley does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.—
Sofia Marie Haley,
The Conversation,
27 May 2025
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Dustin, a University of Arkansas graduate, joined the Democrat-Gazette features team in July 2024.—
Dustin Staggs,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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As the antivenom began its work, Reed was airlifted to Phoenix Children's Hospital, where her medical team focused on correcting the toddler's plummeting oxygen levels due to the venom, The Arizona Republic reported.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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This partnership highlights how Skypad’s platform aims to redefine collaboration at Famous Footwear and to establish a potential blueprint for success across the entire retail environment.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
21 May 2025
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Housing for veterans: A May 16 article in the A section about President Trump’s executive order calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to house thousands of homeless veterans on its West Los Angeles campus named the development partnership working with the VA as the Vets Collective.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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“Membership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/membership. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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