corps

noun

ˈkȯr How to pronounce corps (audio)
Definition of corpsnext
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 Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold is back from a Week 1 injury and playing well behind a productive receiving corps. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 But 46 votes to Williams’ 20 and Wilson’s four looks like a media corps that was awfully eager to give itself something to celebrate. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026 The Pios have several key players to replace this season, and entire right side of a defense corps to reconstruct. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026 While Young never received a formal reprimand, he was made aware of the Congress’s frustration and others in the corps were advised not to follow his lead, per NASA. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for corps
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corps
  1. fraternity
  2. profession
  3. community
  4. brotherhood
Noun
  • An email and phone message at the fraternity's national headquarters were not immediately returned.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The officer pressed him on his inability to identify the fraternity members who were there.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of fraternity
Noun
  • Incident response has always been a human profession disguised as a technical one.
    — Tony Kirtley, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Teaching is a profession no less than medicine or law, and those of us who aren’t professional educators can help but usually won’t be as effective as professionals.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of profession
Noun
  • Firefighters, Red Cross personnel and security forces were being deployed to inspect damaged structures and assist affected communities.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
  • That sense of community is also central to producer Chris Ferguson, whose Oddfellows banner has become a significant force in Vancouver’s independent film scene.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of community
Noun
  • 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
  • Men of honor, with full-body tattoos and missing fingers, exchanging sake cups in elaborate brotherhood rituals, were becoming a bit passé, even as a fantasy.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of brotherhood

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“Corps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corps. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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