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
  • Others point to existing armed or semi-organized anti-regime groups, including Kurdish organizations, Baloch insurgent networks and underground resistance cells operating inside Iran.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
  • As part of a long-standing initiative to grow local philanthropy, Big Day of Giving is a 24-hour giving challenge that encourages the generosity of small and large donations to the organizations that provide support for the area’s most vulnerable communities.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • The first of two days of hearings with retail trade associations and supply chain stakeholders took place on Tuesday in Washington as a part of the office of the United States Trade Representative’s Section 301 investigations into excess industrial capacity across 16 foreign economies.
    Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
  • While there are other national athletic associations for college sports, none rivals the NCAA in terms of market control and attracting the best athletes.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Researchers from Harvard and other institutions recently published a study in the journal Nature Communications that suggests those who live near nuclear power plants may be at higher risk for cancer.
    Krisztian Elcsics, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
  • Richards’s personal experience and his years with the Fortune Society had given him the necessary credibility, with both activists and institutions, to help win commitment for the committee’s vision.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Not just colleges, but High schools and youth clubs in all directions.
    Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
  • Florida high school students who pass the course’s standardized exam can get credit at Florida’s public colleges and universities.
    Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • These are trade-offs that can be negotiated, at both the local and national levels, to benefit our communities.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
  • This honor celebrates Domingo’s career as an actor and filmmaker, along with his work to champion underrepresented communities.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • And if societies don't have the will to defend themselves, they'll be overtaken by the Barbarians.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 May 2026
  • School groups and paranormal activity societies have also toured the space in the past, Fulmer said, with one group of Fort Osage students even using the mansion to film a video project.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Thousands of recipients of the funds, including many businesses or big consortiums, are not identified.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 May 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
Noun
  • Taking partnerships and brand deals was not an easy decision, but one that makes her work sustainable.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 May 2026
  • Unlike the public-private partnerships other presidential foundations have with the federal agency to administer presidential libraries on site, Obama signed an alternative agreement to digitize and display some of his presidential records instead.
    Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026

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

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