think tank
noun
: an institute, corporation, or group organized to study a particular subject (such as a policy issue or a scientific problem) and provide information, ideas, and advice
an information technology think tank
… was responsible for the armies of new political-action committees, lobbyists and rightward think tanks that poured into Washington to counter the consumer and environmental movements he helped to inspire.—
Jonathan Rowe
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Lanae Erickson, a senior VP at Third Way, a moderate Democratic think tank, pointed to the special election in Tennessee as an example.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Jennifer Moss is an international speaker, award-winning journalist and author, workplace culture strategist, and cofounder of the Work Better Institute, a global workforce policy think tank.
—Jennifer Moss, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
Analysts at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, an independent think tank, estimate foreign investments will come in under $400 billion this year, well below record levels.
—Laura Doan, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Over the summer, Global Fashion Agenda, the Danish think tank behind the Global Fashion Summit, released a Fashion Impact Toolkit with business consultancy Deloitte that seemed extraneous at best.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2025
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Jennifer Moss is an international speaker, award-winning journalist and author, workplace culture strategist, and cofounder of the Work Better Institute, a global workforce policy think tank.
—Jennifer Moss, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
Analysts at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, an independent think tank, estimate foreign investments will come in under $400 billion this year, well below record levels.
—Laura Doan, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Over the summer, Global Fashion Agenda, the Danish think tank behind the Global Fashion Summit, released a Fashion Impact Toolkit with business consultancy Deloitte that seemed extraneous at best.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for think tank
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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20tank. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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