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communities

NOUN

society, area of people

Synonyms

STRONGEST

association center company district nation neighborhood people public society state

STRONG

colony commonality commonwealth hamlet locality populace residents territory turf

WEAK

body politic general public neck of the woods stomping ground

Antonyms

WEAK

disagreement dissimilarity

NOUN

agreement, similarity

Synonyms

STRONG

affinity identity kinship likeness sameness semblance

Antonyms

STRONG

difference dissimilarity

WEAK

disagreement

Example Sentences

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"Officers continue to be in local areas and are engaged with communities to show support and listen to concerns."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“Gov. Newsom has made an unprecedented commitment to safe drinking water for California’s most disadvantaged communities and it’s working,” spokesperson Anthony Martinez said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Those are real-world costs borne by workers, families and local communities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Some of the animals seen by the scientists also live in hydrothermal vents and cold seeps, suggesting whale carcasses could help connect these deep-sea communities.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The one thing that is clear from the survey data and ethnographic research is that African Americans in ghetto communities experience an intense “dual frustration” regarding crime and law enforcement.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander