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as in troupes
an organized group of stage performers
a city that is fortunate enough to have two thriving opera companies
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as in teams
a group of people working together on a task
a company of carpenters constructed the frame of the house in no time
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as in firms
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
she works for a construction company
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as in associates
to come or be together as friends
in her sermon the minister noted that Jesus had companied with the least privileged and most disadvantaged members of society
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as in accompanies
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
may the Good Lord company you on your journey home
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Recent Examples of companies
Belinda Luscombe, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Pakam connects waste companies with a tracking and payments program.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Needless to say, progressive Democrats did not respond to those companies’ overtures by abandoning Trader Joe’s and prosecco to guzzle Buds at Wally World.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
David Glasser, the CEO of one of the show's production companies, 101 Studios, recently told The Fort Worth Star-Telegram that season 2 was set to begin production in the Lone Star State this month, despite the show not receiving an official renewal from Paramount yet.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
The companies aim to close the deal in Atlassian’s fiscal second quarter, which ends in December.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Some of London’s biggest companies have moved or considered moving their stock listings to New York, where prices tend to be higher, liquidity deeper, and executive salaries bigger.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Forty percent of the region’s service companies used the technology this year, up from 25% at the same time last year, according to the August survey of about 300 executives by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The emails targeted victims inside companies in the hospitality industry, as well as in education and finance, though Proofpoint notes that users outside of companies were also likely targeted but wouldn't be seen by its monitoring tools.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
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In due course the informality and loosening of the customs around dressing would take people all the way to grunge and eventually, in the new millennium, put CEOs of multimillion-dollar companies in hoodies.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Pakam connects waste companies with a tracking and payments program.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Needless to say, progressive Democrats did not respond to those companies’ overtures by abandoning Trader Joe’s and prosecco to guzzle Buds at Wally World.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
David Glasser, the CEO of one of the show's production companies, 101 Studios, recently told The Fort Worth Star-Telegram that season 2 was set to begin production in the Lone Star State this month, despite the show not receiving an official renewal from Paramount yet.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
The companies aim to close the deal in Atlassian’s fiscal second quarter, which ends in December.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Some of London’s biggest companies have moved or considered moving their stock listings to New York, where prices tend to be higher, liquidity deeper, and executive salaries bigger.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Forty percent of the region’s service companies used the technology this year, up from 25% at the same time last year, according to the August survey of about 300 executives by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The emails targeted victims inside companies in the hospitality industry, as well as in education and finance, though Proofpoint notes that users outside of companies were also likely targeted but wouldn't be seen by its monitoring tools.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for companies
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The 43 year old has created multiple burlesque troupes with heavy metal and David Lynch themes, as well as a disco band and drag show credits to her name.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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An extension of the more formal Edinburgh International Festival, which runs concurrently, the Fringe began at the same time, in 1947, when a collection of theater troupes, excluded from the main festival, formed their own guerrilla program instead.—
Christopher Barnard,
Vogue,
19 Aug. 2025
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Fourth-and-8 isn’t really a great spot to risk a turnover on downs, but with kickoff touchbacks placing teams at the 35-yard line, a turnover at the 39-yard line isn’t particularly damning by comparison.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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TeamSmile is a nonprofit organization that brings oral health professionals together with professional sports teams to help deliver oral health procedures to underserved children.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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That kind of philanthropy is unusual in an age when many billionaires flaunt their wealth with mega-yachts and Wall Street firms work to extract profits from their investments.—
David Gelles,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Technology firms — and artificial intelligence companies such as Broadcom and Nvidia, in particular — led the rise.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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Create Low-Stakes Opportunities for Visibility Gen Z often associates visibility with exposure to criticism.—
Ruth Oh Reitmeier,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Especially given the fact that the latter only associates itself with organic style stars, not limited to Solange and Beyoncé.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Just as heartburn always accompanies a chicken Parmesan, and a hangover always follows a great night out.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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But, because mange often accompanies secondary infections and nutritional imbalances, treatment in the wild is impractical, making the work at Walden's Puddle and other rehabilitation facilities all the more important, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Communications Manager Jason Harmon said.—
Katie Nixon,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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On Tuesday night, the Nepali army deployed troops to restore order after prominent government buildings were set on fire, politicians were attacked and violent clashes erupted between protesters and government forces.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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On top of that, the Wawa Foundation also sends care packages to troops, and the employees can receive tuition assistance.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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To counter the explosive projectiles, Russian tank crews began mounting homemade cages above their turrets to cushion the tanks from blasts.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The fire suppression efforts involve 20 engines, two water tenders and eight hand crews.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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These latests features are designed for enterprises who want to integrate their AI technology with either existing Salesforce data or even their own data.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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A lot of rural enterprises depend on this.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Companies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/companies. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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