Thesaurus results for COOPERATIVES

cooperatives

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plural of cooperative

as in collectives

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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

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Noun

The result has been delayed or missed legal filings and fewer cases taken, according to the organizations.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Subsidizing these slots would allow smaller institutions, such as academia and nonprofit organizations, to avoid competing on the open market against large companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin that launch satellites regularly.

— Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of organizations

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Finding a local event hosted by over 13 country associations from the Nordics and Baltics to Croatia, Japan, and Australia and joining a group walk with an INWA instructor.

— Lola Akinmade, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
Pursuit recruits through the New York City Housing Authority, the public library system, local labor departments and community groups, and plans to add small business associations.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of associations

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There is no evidence that foreign countries intentionally emptied prisons or mental institutions and sent people to the United States.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Over the past half-century, art has become exceptionally sophisticated at exposing institutions, criticizing them, and revealing the forms of power embedded within them.

— Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of institutions

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According to its website, the company has more than 700 partner colleges and universities across the country.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Nearly 8 in 10 first-year applicants for undergraduate admission to public and 7 in 10 to private colleges and universities get in, the National Association for College Admission Counseling, or NACAC, reports.

— Jon Marcus, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of colleges

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Their demands would likely include a government decision and a plan to combat crime in Arab communities, as well as a new socioeconomic development plan for the Arab sector involving budget allocations.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Bowles said the messages generated approximately 60 incident reports, numerous emails and expressions of alarm from student organizations representing Black, Jewish and other minority communities.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of communities

Noun

However, like many other coastal societies shaped by the migration and economics of Atlantic cod, Lofoten has been no stranger to ecosystem pressures over the decades, from shifting migration patterns to offshore fishing fleets.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
These societies still fear China and North Korea and still depend on the United States.

— Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of societies

Noun

At their best, these partnerships allow public and private resources to accomplish more together than either could achieve alone.

— Gilbert Miller, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
The talks could lead to decade-long energy partnerships, giving Moscow an opportunity to extend its influence in Africa as China and Western countries pursue nuclear deals of their own.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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