as in association
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
an organization of people devoted to promoting world peace
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Recent Examples of organization
Plowden spent time with the New Orleans Pelicans, Orlando Magic, Golden State Warriors and Atlanta Hawks organizations before signing a two-way contract with the Kings last summer.
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Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2026
Among the recipients are several food banks in New York, Los Angeles, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Missouri, as well as the national organization Feeding America.
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Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
For the first time, DCLA points out in an Instagram post, the budget includes a Cultural Stability Fund to prop up struggling arts organizations.
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Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
2 July 2026
Too many organizations are likely to stop at productivity gains.
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Andy Springer,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for organization
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2026
Among the recipients are several food banks in New York, Los Angeles, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Missouri, as well as the national organization Feeding America.
—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
For the first time, DCLA points out in an Instagram post, the budget includes a Cultural Stability Fund to prop up struggling arts organizations.
—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
2 July 2026
Too many organizations are likely to stop at productivity gains.
—
Andy Springer,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for organization
Recent Examples of Synonyms for organization
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The average American consumes about 20 pounds — almost 4 gallons — of ice cream each year, the association also reported.
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However, if future disappointment is to be avoided, something will need to change not just at the national level but also within Asian soccer’s governing association.
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The nonpartisan aim, Lyons acknowledged, will require vigilance at an institution that has strong political associations.
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The crossover brings together two television institutions.
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The institute, anchored in UC Berkeley’s Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science, plans to reach 500 students a year via an eventual dozen or more course offerings open to undergraduates across majors.
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Each year, Congress apportions funds to individual institutes within NIH based on what lawmakers deem most critical to the public.
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Steinbeck creates a microcosm of American society, where disability, gender, race and class are all represented and shaped by an economic hierarchy.
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The comments sorted themselves into camps, each revealing something interesting about how our society has come to think about motherhood, sacrifice and raising children.
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The warning is the second issued by UCSB police since May, when an 18-year-old freshman reported she was raped and strangled after meeting a man at a Sigma Pi fraternity party before returning to her dorm at Tropicana Gardens in Isla Vista.
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While fraternities and sororities often have their own chapter gatherings and organizational conferences, the picnic creates a space where members from different organizations can come together in a more informal setting.
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Strapping into a hyperbaric oxygen chamber is a unique experience for the average person.
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The five-day special session was dominated by a heated debate over property taxes, an extension of a yearslong dispute roiling Democrats and the Republicans who control both chambers.
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The cap’s crown is decorated with three clasping hands symbolizing unity and brotherhood.
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Grateful for that eternal brotherhood.
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Prosecutors accused the group of transporting unaccompanied children between the ages of 5 and 13 from Juárez, Mexico, into the United States.
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Large friendship groups can be a really cool experience, but can also pose challenges in terms of the depths of intimacy that can be cultivated with each person.
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“Organization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organization. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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