corporations

plural of corporation
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 This latest incident underscores the potentially existential stakes for some countries of their reliance on private corporations for low Earth orbit telecommunications. — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 The real question facing America is whether corporations exist to serve society, or society exists to serve corporations. — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 And as shareholders and as managers of corporations, those individuals have the same. — John E. McDonough, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026 Kirk even suggested that large corporations might underwrite the televising of executions to raise money for public coffers. — Odette Yousef, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026 The next governor will also need to decide on what to do with a proposal to tax corporations that don’t offer healthcare for their employees and who have workers that rely on Medi-Cal. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Because the right is viewed as divisive by liberal corporations, and the left is viewed as empathetic common sense. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Private corporations have become the fastest-growing business for PLTR. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 But major corporations shied away this week from the World Petroleum Congress in Riyadh. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corporations
Noun
  • Zack Wheeler pitched a gem against Tampa Bay on Sunday and untangled a few thousand knots inside the stomachs of Phillies fans, and even from those inside a mostly solemn clubhouse.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • People were clutching their stomachs, hurling vomit into buckets.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Just below their bellies, their hockey pants were both open at the top.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Consumers who indirectly purchased raw pork bacon or fresh or frozen pork made from bellies, loins, shoulders, ribs or pork chops from one of the companies may be eligible for a cash payment.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Deep bay windows overlook the gardens, bringing plenty of daylight into the rooms.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Row of colorful Victorian houses with bay windows in the Mission District of San Francisco.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Corporations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corporations. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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