Thesaurus results for CONSORTIUM

consortium

noun

kən-ˈsȯr-sh(ē-)əm

Definition of consortium

as in organization

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest a consortium for the prevention of animal cruelty

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Recent Examples of consortium The consortium is meant to accelerate breast cancer research and increase access to innovative clinical trials. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Past the lobby lie the consortium’s constellation of swimming pools (four total, including one Nobu-exclusive, adults-only dip) and, across the bustling boardwalk, a stretch of beach with loungers reserved just for guests. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 In a story first reported by the Financial Times and later confirmed by CNBC, Apollo Global Management and a consortium of other banks are in early talks about helping finance the deal. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 Trump has long targeted the Smithsonian, a federal consortium of cultural and research institutions. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for consortium

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Noun

The organization built a political presence in Texas with lobbying and legislative testimony as the state pushed back on transgender ideology in recent years.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026
Databricks helps organizations collect, process, and analyze large amounts of data and has been used by companies, such as Al-Futtaim Group, to help optimize its supply chain and develop a customer loyalty program.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of organization

Noun

Iran appears to be targeting vessels conducting ship-to-ship oil transfers around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a military institute.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
The mysterious death of a lab worker at a plague research institute in Siberia drew global attention to a region where disease risks run as deep as the permafrost.

— Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of institute

Noun

The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance helps fill that gap, uniting national associations to lobby policymakers and guide young composers through contracts and negotiations.

— Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Once a staple among cowboys and railroad workers, the Lee 101 became a symbol of youth rebellion in the 1950s, when James Dean popularized the jeans and helped solidify their association with biker culture.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of association

Noun

When the Fondation Cartier exhibition ends, the factory will be returned to Ghana for permanent installation in Kumasi, where Mahama plans to build a new institution.

— Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Research expenditure at higher education institutions rose 11%, to approximately $48 billion.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of institution

Noun

Such acts undermine Israel's security, its regional and international standing, and the moral fabric of our society.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
By the 1980s, England was beginning its turn away from churchgoing as a cornerstone of society, so nothing as extroverted or nakedly clerical as gospel choirs would fit a downcast, monochromatic land anyhow.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of society

Noun

If Sherrod Brown wins his Senate race, Ohio’s delegation will be the most awkward in the chamber next Congress.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Tiny droplets of the molten tin are fired out of a cannon into a vacuum chamber, where they are shot—sixty thousand times a second—by unerring lasers.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of chamber

Noun

The resolution was introduced after revelations about Cornell’s handling of Jane Doe’s allegations that she was raped at the Chi Phi fraternity house in October 2024.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
This week, a woman sued Alpha Delta Phi and its Chicago chapter, alleging she was raped in February by a member of the fraternity at the University of Chicago.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of fraternity

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The case originates from a change in admissions policy that began a decade ago, when a consulting group was hired to evaluate how the school system chose students for its middle school magnet programs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
The money will go to conservation groups and local partners working on species the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies as endangered, critically endangered, or extinct in the wild.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

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