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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Since none of the 12 appropriations bills have been approved, this shutdown is more extensive than the partial shutdown that started in December 2018, when Congress had enacted five of the 12 appropriations bills, said the nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank Committee for a Responsible Budget.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Program supporters, however, have pointed to its high standing in rankings from national think tank and school choice advocacy groups and an explosion in the popularity of school choice programs, particularly since the covid-19 outbreak.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025
The assessment by the Washington, DC think tank outlined how Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SCNC) had directed military and civilian officials to designate successors in the event of leadership disruption to ensure continuation in the event of war.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Jacob Mchangama, executive director of the Future of Free Speech, an international First Amendment think tank based at the university, spoke with The Tennessean about the efforts to bridge gaps between students.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Program supporters, however, have pointed to its high standing in rankings from national think tank and school choice advocacy groups and an explosion in the popularity of school choice programs, particularly since the covid-19 outbreak.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025
The assessment by the Washington, DC think tank outlined how Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SCNC) had directed military and civilian officials to designate successors in the event of leadership disruption to ensure continuation in the event of war.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Jacob Mchangama, executive director of the Future of Free Speech, an international First Amendment think tank based at the university, spoke with The Tennessean about the efforts to bridge gaps between students.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 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 4 Oct. 2025.
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