college
noun
an institution of higher learning, especially one providing a general or liberal arts education rather than technical or professional training.
colleges
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pluralof college.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The UCs and other colleges have responded by employing lower-cost undergrads to assist faculty and reducing Ph.D. admissions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
The vast majority of the billions raised through this tax go to K-12 schools, while the remainder is spent on community colleges and healthcare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
This is a very real part of life for students at historically black colleges and universities, but that doesn’t make it any less frightening.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
The vocational GCSEs will be designed to allow teenagers to progress at 16 to studying similar courses at college, including the new V-levels which colleges are teaching from autumn 2026, and T-levels.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
I wondered if the gloom was affecting me, too, but I got the feeling it had more to do with the thin envelopes I kept getting from colleges and scholarship foundations.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
