institutional
adjective
in·sti·tu·tion·al
ˌin(t)-stə-ˈt(y)ü-sh(ə-)nəl 
1
: of or relating to an institution
institutional knowledge
2
: characteristic of or appropriate to institutions
bland institutional cooking
institutional green walls
institutionally
adverb
Examples of institutional in a Sentence
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Rezoning the area of the cross overlook at Mount Sequoyah from residential single-family up to 4 units an acre to a public institutional zone.
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Stacy Ryburn, arkansasonline.com, 9 Apr. 2024
In the larger futures and over-the-counter markets, trading activity is rising sharply, signaling that the usual institutional buyers — central banks, investment banks, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds — are involved.
—Mark Burton, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2024
But the declaration of institutional neutrality has not subdued campus controversies.
—Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Hilton — who has been deeply focused on her advocacy against institutional child abuse and neglect in youth residential programs — appeared alongside children's rights attorney Dawn J. Post, survivor Chelsea Maldonado, and attorney Michael McFarland to call for change.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
The men are confined up to 148 hours each week in narrow concrete cells, 4 feet wide, layers of drab-colored institutional paint chipping off the walls.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Yet even up against institutional strife and inter-staff sniping, Sam will survive against all odds.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
Contemporary golf course development is typically the purview of either big institutional players or a deep pocketed individual—not just ‘some schmuck who buys some land and tries to figure it out,’ as Koprowski puts it.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
With most institutional investors on the sidelines in the current market, potential buyers may come from overseas — for instance, South Korean firm Concus Asset Management, which bought 777 S. Figueroa — or from the ranks of private investors who can pay cash, Soto said.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Stacy Ryburn, arkansasonline.com, 9 Apr. 2024
In the larger futures and over-the-counter markets, trading activity is rising sharply, signaling that the usual institutional buyers — central banks, investment banks, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds — are involved.
—Mark Burton, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2024
But the declaration of institutional neutrality has not subdued campus controversies.
—Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Hilton — who has been deeply focused on her advocacy against institutional child abuse and neglect in youth residential programs — appeared alongside children's rights attorney Dawn J. Post, survivor Chelsea Maldonado, and attorney Michael McFarland to call for change.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
The men are confined up to 148 hours each week in narrow concrete cells, 4 feet wide, layers of drab-colored institutional paint chipping off the walls.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Yet even up against institutional strife and inter-staff sniping, Sam will survive against all odds.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
Contemporary golf course development is typically the purview of either big institutional players or a deep pocketed individual—not just ‘some schmuck who buys some land and tries to figure it out,’ as Koprowski puts it.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
With most institutional investors on the sidelines in the current market, potential buyers may come from overseas — for instance, South Korean firm Concus Asset Management, which bought 777 S. Figueroa — or from the ranks of private investors who can pay cash, Soto said.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Institutional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/institutional. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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