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
  • Porter has also worked as a meteorological technical subject matter expert in for both government and commercial organizations around the world.
    Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Volusia Valor Days returns for its third free annual event Saturday and Sunday with more than 40 working military vehicles, including tanks and artillery, living history displays, veterans’ organizations, first responders and more than 100 battlefield reenactors.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • For many viewers, the dog’s reaction felt like a reminder that rescue animals arrive with histories—habits, memories, and sensory associations formed long before adoption.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu is convening a conference of condominium associations from around the city for Wednesday evening to share ideas on what — if anything — the city can do to ease the financial pressure.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This newsroom-wide project brings fast facts as stories unfold — making sure our local officials and institutions are telling the truth, serving our communities well and following through on their promises.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
  • At many Jewish institutions, rejecting Zionism is indeed regarded as a form of sacrilege.
    Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The signing came at a busy travel time of the year, with spring breaks at school districts and colleges and the upcoming Passover and Easter holidays.
    John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • American colleges, including Georgetown, New York University and Northwestern, have campuses in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
    CBS News, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Outside the courtroom, the case is already having an impact — especially in South Florida's immigrant communities.
    Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • On this postcard-perfect corner of Canada’s northeastern province of Newfoundland and Labrador that’s slammed by wind and waves, cod-fishing communities hold on to their distinctive settler history.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Even the libertarian president of Argentina, Javier Milei, came all the way from South America to laud Orbán, a man who has built one of Europe’s most centralized and repressive societies.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Books are how societies remember… argue… dissent… and imagine.
    Julie Finch, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Ukraine signed 10-year security pacts with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, with a UAE agreement expected soon, expanding Kyiv’s Middle Eastern defense partnerships.
    Volodymyr Yurchuk, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The district allocated around $467,000 toward the program transition, including for project staff, curriculum and professional development, marketing and recruiting and community partnerships.
    Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026

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“Cooperatives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperatives. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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