sisterhood

noun

Definition of sisterhoodnext
as in organization

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Recent Examples of sisterhood For them, lowriding is also about culture, family, empowerment and sisterhood. — Ashley Williams, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Solidarity and sisterhood were central to their outreach to other women and young girls. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026 Starting in the 1960s, at a time when women were largely limited to domestic roles, Steinem challenged gender stereotypes and championed feminist ideals like equality, sisterhood and reproductive freedom. — Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026 This idea of 'sisterhood' was very important to her and her activism and has tremendous impact of the movement, then and today. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sisterhood
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sisterhood
  1. organization
  2. sorority
  3. fraternity
  4. college
  5. brotherhood
  6. society
  7. association
  8. guild
Noun
  • The organization built a political presence in Texas with lobbying and legislative testimony as the state pushed back on transgender ideology in recent years.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Databricks helps organizations collect, process, and analyze large amounts of data and has been used by companies, such as Al-Futtaim Group, to help optimize its supply chain and develop a customer loyalty program.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of organization
Noun
  • Reaction was mixed, with one organizer raising the importance of Black fraternities and sororities on campus.
    — Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • There’s also the occasional short A-line dress—Christian sorority-girl style—in pastel shades or, of course, MAGA red.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of sorority
Noun
  • Others believe that the school’s ban on fraternity events is more of a response to external pressure than a push for long-lasting cultural change on campus.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
  • These groups sure sound less like software support forums and more like a fraternity house for corporate landlords.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of fraternity
Noun
  • On Uncle, fish narc sheds his past experimental impulses and finds a new identity within ebullient, feel-good college rock.
    — Jeff Yerger, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
  • As an example, Blackburn pointed to a client in the 22% tax bracket with a child in college.
    — Kate Dore, CFP®, EA, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of college
Noun
  • Bryant credits much of that success to the brotherhood his players have built off the field.
    — Johnny Resendiz, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Their evolving brotherhood was tested unexpectedly in 2010, when guitarist SHOW-HATE collapsed from a stroke immediately after a SiM concert in Sapporo, Hokkaido.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of brotherhood
Noun
  • Such acts undermine Israel's security, its regional and international standing, and the moral fabric of our society.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • By the 1980s, England was beginning its turn away from churchgoing as a cornerstone of society, so nothing as extroverted or nakedly clerical as gospel choirs would fit a downcast, monochromatic land anyhow.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of society
Noun
  • The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance helps fill that gap, uniting national associations to lobby policymakers and guide young composers through contracts and negotiations.
    — Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Once a staple among cowboys and railroad workers, the Lee 101 became a symbol of youth rebellion in the 1950s, when James Dean popularized the jeans and helped solidify their association with biker culture.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of association
Noun
  • The actors’ guild SAG-AFTRA has secured special protection against fully synthetic performers in the union contract signed this year.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The honor, bestowed annually by the actors’ guild for career and humanitarian accomplishments, will be handed out during SAG-AFTRA’s 2027 Actor Awards ceremony February 28 at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
    — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of guild

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“Sisterhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sisterhood. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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