College and Set

College

College noun - A group of persons formally joined together for some common interest.

Usage example: a college of craftsmen dedicated to preserving the traditional crafts of Appalachia

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Set and college are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Set" instead a noun "College".

Nearby Words: collegian, collegium

Set noun - A group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially.

Usage example: they rarely associate with anyone outside their social set

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College and set are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "College" instead a noun "Set".

Nearby Words: setup, setting

good	good college	good set
high	high college	high set
particular	particular college	particular set
normal	normal college	normal set
Other adjectives: common, right, complete, certain, fake, single, small, actual, entire, great, new, last, different, previous.

High school offers a very limited set of courses compared to college; they could go to college dozens of times and get a new degree on each pass, plus grad school.

Source: Idiot Plot / Literature
An episode of Bones was pulled because the plot included a boy being killed on a college campus; it was set to air right after a similar, high-profile event in real life (Virginia Tech shooting).

Source: Missing Episode / Live-Action TV
Zombie Apocalypse: The series is set after one has been mostly contained, with people returning to college and a semblance of normal life.

Source: Web Video / Brains

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