as in stomachs
an enlarged or bulging abdomen
a substantial corporation that showed that he was a sucker for all-you-can-eat buffets
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Recent Examples of corporations
Brand ownership has spent the better part of a century flowing in one direction, away from founders, toward the corporations with the capital to grow them.
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Sam Birchall, Fortune, 10 June 2026
Citizens United, the Supreme Court ruling in 2010 that granted corporations legal personhood, opened the flood gates for corporations and unions to contribute unlimited funds to candidates and their causes.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026
In 2025, the Venice and Hollywood housing corporations sued the city for breach of contract and separately asked a judge to throw out the transportation commission’s decision, saying the government body did not have the authority to deny the transfer of land.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Giant corporations were monopolizing ever more of the economy.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
Its main functions are determining whether someone is entitled to use an existing coat of arms, and granting new arms to individuals and corporations.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Last week, Morningstar, a financial-research firm, estimated the fair value of the rocket launch and Starship divisions at $611 billion, a figure that would place SpaceX comfortably in the top twenty-five of all corporations globally.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Limón would like to see the state stop subsidizing corporations who pay so meagerly that their employees qualify for Medi-Cal.
—Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
His top priorities include affordability, childcare accessibility and taxing billionaires and corporations.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Sam Birchall, Fortune, 10 June 2026
Citizens United, the Supreme Court ruling in 2010 that granted corporations legal personhood, opened the flood gates for corporations and unions to contribute unlimited funds to candidates and their causes.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026
In 2025, the Venice and Hollywood housing corporations sued the city for breach of contract and separately asked a judge to throw out the transportation commission’s decision, saying the government body did not have the authority to deny the transfer of land.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Giant corporations were monopolizing ever more of the economy.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
Its main functions are determining whether someone is entitled to use an existing coat of arms, and granting new arms to individuals and corporations.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Last week, Morningstar, a financial-research firm, estimated the fair value of the rocket launch and Starship divisions at $611 billion, a figure that would place SpaceX comfortably in the top twenty-five of all corporations globally.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Limón would like to see the state stop subsidizing corporations who pay so meagerly that their employees qualify for Medi-Cal.
—Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
His top priorities include affordability, childcare accessibility and taxing billionaires and corporations.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corporations
Noun
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Though gone from the stomachs of people in the industrialized world, the bacteria has been detected among tribes in Africa and South America, Sarhan said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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At the end of Friday’s preliminary competition, Hernandez and five other high jump contenders sprawled on their stomachs beneath the high jump tent, cheering on West Ranch junior Avery Prestridge and La Jolla junior Anastasia Volkov in a jump-off for the final qualifying spot.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Their bellies tend to be whiter than the other species.—
Ken Perrotte,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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While Formula 1 can fly its grid around the world in the bellies of air transporters, the outsized, awkward dimensions of a foiling catamaran hull make aviation a non-starter.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Noun
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On one occasion, in a gesture of chivalry, a group of Italian friends threw roses to a woman sitting at the pool bar from the large bay windows of the Presidential Suite.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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The primary bedroom is more nautical, though, thanks to a classic blue-and-white color scheme, striped bed linens, and bay windows that frame the waves.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
14 May 2026
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“Corporations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corporations. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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