cooperatives

plural of cooperative

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Recent Examples of cooperatives The old joke is that some cooperatives are the least cooperative groups in the world. Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperatives
Noun
  • Outside of the band, Thayer is involved in multiple charitable organizations, including serving on the board of directors of the Arnold Palmer Education Fund and the Thayer Family Foundation.
    Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Like all Fasano properties in Brazil, the Rio de Janeiro location works with the Brazilian startup Comida Invisível, which helps connect businesses with food rescue organizations in their area.
    Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Across the state, Italian Americans have left a legacy through small businesses, community associations, restaurants, Catholic churches and more, from metro Detroit to west Michigan, Upper Peninsula mining towns to mid-Michigan and beyond.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Those books are wildly different in subject and tone, but there are subterranean threads, a mycorrhizal network of associations.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Researchers from Peking University, the University of Cambridge, and partner institutions highlighted that glass is often used to immobilize contaminants such as radionuclides and heavy metals, locking them safely inside a stable structure.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But this point isn't fully reflected in the report, UW system spokesperson Mark Pitsch said, potentially because the report relies on methodologies and data that disadvantage low-tuition institutions in states that provide limited aid.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • An Ohio law introduced this year bans diversity, equity and inclusion programs from the state's colleges and universities.
    Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The campuses also faced competition from technical colleges.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The ocean regulates our climate, supports global trade, and feeds communities.
    Olivier Wenden, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Scientific American spoke with Gill about how her work with Guerreros Azules is closing care gaps in Venezuela and how the organization’s approach could help other communities in need.
    Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For Slingerland, drinking alcohol and getting drunk are important to human well-being and complex societies.
    Big Think, Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025
  • True, many societies before Britain had seen scientific breakthroughs and technological progress.
    NPR, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Three consortiums are competing to supply the buggy, dubbed the Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV), a contemporary version of the Lunar Roving Vehicle first deployed with the Apollo 15 mission in 1971.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In the way that industry-wide consortia have coalesced around plastic pollution or microfiber leakage, Hakansson would like to see similar collaborative action rally around methane with fewer than five years left until 2030.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Israel remains fully and unequivocally committed to the Abraham Accords, to expanding the circle of peace, deepening our partnerships, and ensuring that the promise of stability, prosperity, and coexistence becomes the enduring legacy of our generation.
    Yossi Shelley, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The Pentagon has funded new rare-earth processing facilities in Texas and California, while the Department of Energy has backed partnerships with alternative suppliers such as Lynas Rare Earths in Australia.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Cooperatives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperatives. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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