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
  • These differentiating numbers are due to how the two organizations track book bans.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The building will offer commercial space for lease at the street level, but currently, no businesses or organizations have claimed the space.
    Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These associations between soft drink consumption and MDD diagnosis, as well as symptom severity, remained significant in female participants when additionally controlling for body mass index (BMI).
    Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The group also shed their prior associations in the process.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • China has also sought to strengthen its global position through its leadership of multilateral institutions like BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and participation at the United Nations.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Germany is one of Israel's strongest allies due to the legacy of the Holocaust and security is tight at synagogues and other Jewish institutions.
    Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Many colleges will feel compelled to pay to keep up with rivals.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Community colleges and higher education The budget includes about $493 million in funding for community colleges in Michigan, a slight increase from the previous fiscal year, according to fiscal analyses.
    Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Beautiful clean coal has been a reliable energy source supporting American communities and economic growth for generations.
    John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Students in Cal State Fullerton’s Master of Social Work program now have access to a new credential pathway that expands career opportunities and prepares graduates to make an impact at schools in their communities.
    Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the mid-twentieth century, Canavan writes, American science fiction often depicted societies ruled by computers as an analog for Soviet communism.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In that vision of a distant, distant future, there is no public sector or state in those societies.
    Nic Juarez, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Consider joining industry consortiums focused on sustainability, participating in local environmental initiatives or partnering with research institutions working on clean technology solutions.
    Kiyoshi Oka, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Numbers matter, but partnerships are what carry you into the next year.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Today’s digital entrepreneur might be tomorrow’s Wayfair or Warby Parker, and big media companies want to strike partnerships now.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Cooperatives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperatives. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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