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.—
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Iran used overwhelming force against the protesters to clear people out of the streets, but also to buy the government time by preventing any future waves of unrest, said Alex Vatanka, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, a Washington think tank.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
The American findings from the nonpartisan think tank were part of a broader Pew global survey of more than 33,000 people from 25 countries.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
The Heritage Foundation, a national conservative think tank, argues that ethnic studies should be replaced with lessons on citizenship and government.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026
The building is the subject of litigation brought by former employees and executives of the nonprofit think tank after the Republican administration seized the facility last year and fired almost all the institute’s staff.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
The American findings from the nonpartisan think tank were part of a broader Pew global survey of more than 33,000 people from 25 countries.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
The Heritage Foundation, a national conservative think tank, argues that ethnic studies should be replaced with lessons on citizenship and government.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026
The building is the subject of litigation brought by former employees and executives of the nonprofit think tank after the Republican administration seized the facility last year and fired almost all the institute’s staff.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
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 19 Feb. 2026.
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