cooperatives

Definition of cooperativesnext
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
  • Unemployed tech worker Tinner was laid off from Workday, a Pleasanton company that provides a platform to businesses, universities and organizations to manage payroll, benefits, finances and other tasks.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • But the letter is yet another representation of the growing consensus on the left against consolidation that brings major news organizations under one roof, particularly when that house is owned by Ellison.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The statue, titled ‘One Riot, One Ranger,’ previously stood at Dallas Love Field for decades before being removed in 2020 amid scrutiny of its historical associations.
    Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Leagues and players’ associations negotiate workplace rules, and those agreements are exempt from antitrust scrutiny.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Ed O’Bannon’s case over the unauthorized use of college athletes’ likenesses in video games—a case that played a crucial role in states adopting NIL statutes—put in motion the eventual changes the NCAA and its member institutions decided to adopt.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The program is preparing students to work at such cyber-centric institutions as Naval Information Warfare Systems Command and Booz Allen Hamilton.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • During the past half dozen years, around ten universities and colleges have closed their classics departments or programs, with some folded into larger humanities units.
    Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Community colleges now enroll 752,000 students in undergraduate certificate programs — a 28% jump from just four years ago.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce released a comprehensive binational report Wednesday outlining a five-pillar strategy to address the Tijuana River contamination crisis, a problem that has plagued South San Diego County communities for decades.
    Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The fund — which seeks to foster economic development in traditionally underserved communities — approves grants on a competitive basis and are all but assured to be backed by the State Bond Commission, whose approval also is required.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • When societies lose their grounding — in human dignity, and the belief that justice is not merely the will of the powerful — Jews are among the first to suffer.
    Calev Myers, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Why are smart girls considered a threat in some societies?
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • State-level surveillance consortiums.
    Robert B. Shpiner, STAT, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Under the Commission’s current plan, only one interceptor project would receive EU funding in the future, leaving the two consortia with limited options.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Skyline Media represents more than 150 Vietnamese and Southeast Asian titles and distributes content across more than 50 countries through upward of 130 partnerships worldwide.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Paugh also noted how Williams has gone beyond traditional logo placement with its business-to-business partnerships and deepened those relationships.
    Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2026

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“Cooperatives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperatives. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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