Thesaurus results for CONSORTIUMS

consortia

noun

variants also consortiums

plural of consortium

as in organizations

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 consortia And today, virtually all cables are privately owned, typically by consortia. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026 Nearly three-quarters of lenders believe fraud data-sharing consortiums benefit the industry, yet only a third actually participate in one. — Mike De Vere, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Its broader stablecoin strategy is largely partnership‑driven, teaming up with platforms like MoonPay and joining consortiums like Paxos’ Global Dollar network so users can spend and receive stablecoins via Mastercard cards. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 16 July 2026 Apart from ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy, two other consortiums hold exploration licenses in the Cypriot EEZ. — ABC News, 30 June 2026 Several other institutions are coming together with Biohub, including the Allen Institute, Arc Institute, Broad Institute, and Wellcome Sanger Institute—as well as consortia including the Human Cell Atlas and the Human Protein Atlas to coordinate a larger-scale effort. — Priscilla Chan, Time, 30 Apr. 2026 Most modern sports teams are purchased by consortiums, and every league has its own rules about how exactly those groups can come together. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026 State-level surveillance consortiums. — Robert B. Shpiner, STAT, 13 Feb. 2026 There are consortia that protect regional products like Parmigiano Reggiano, organizations that preserve the country’s artistic and architectural treasures, and even official designations for the country’s most beautiful villages. — Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 21 Jan. 2026

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But the news organizations pushed back against those summons, and the Justice Department withdrew them.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
For federal elections, the Federal Election Commission is the government agency, but for race handicapping and battleground forecasts, election tracking resources and news organizations provide race-by-race projections.

— Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of organizations

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Audiovisual from Spain, ICEX Spain Trade & Investment’s umbrella brand, will bring some 50 companies and institutions to Mipcom this year, showcasing the breadth of the country’s film, TV, animation and production industries.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
As more institutions devote space to designers and their archives, clothing is increasingly understood as a cultural artifact rather than simply a commercial product.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of institutions

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And while Haiti has committed to a handover protocol for child gang members, getting the public to accept reintegration of anyone with gang associations is likely to be challenging.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of associations

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The company’s facilities include kindergartens, schools and technical training institutes, with more on the way.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
Zhou Bowen, the director and chief scientist at Shanghai AI Lab, one of the country’s leading AI research institutes, has similarly argued that AI models need robotics to understand the physical world.

— Scott Singer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of institutes

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Despite the efforts to redress the problem, South Africa remains one of the world’s most unequal societies.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The best crime thrillers consider the way violence, an endemic feature of human societies, can spiral out of hand.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of societies

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The most recognizable are Semana Santa, or Holy Week, processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
The most recognizable are Holy Week processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands.

— Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026

Definition of brotherhoods

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This uses distinct propellant grains that are arranged sequentially inside the motor casing and separated into two or more independent chambers.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
Even if Democrats retake both chambers, their ability to pass an agenda will be limited by Senate filibuster rules, which require 60 votes to advance most legislation.

— Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026

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