corporations

noun

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 Under Initiative 194, Montana would strip corporations, trade associations, labor unions and nonprofits, including those headquartered elsewhere, of the legal power to spend money influencing elections in the state. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026 Dystopias are meant to offer us means of rebellion and protest—but even these are the intellectual property of massive corporations. — Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026 The massive profits of oil and gas corporations have come at a direct cost to our communities and our planet. — Melinda Tuhus, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2026 And right now, that means taking on the corporations and the billionaires, the special interests who've rigged the system against us for far too long. — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026 Ford has pledged to bring back bills outgoing Lombardo killed in his record-breaking vetoes, including limiting the number of homes large corporations can buy and giving the state the power to adopt Medicaid negotiated prescription drug prices. — Lucia Starbuck, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026 But the network was early on the major calls of the night, which were made by Decision Desk HQ, the upstart company that provides voting data to media outlets and corporations. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026 Hearings revealed that Interior Secretary Albert Bacon Fall had secretly leased federal oil reserves in Wyoming to two private corporations and had received personal loans and gifts from the companies in return. — Gibbs Knotts, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026 In fact, mid-sized companies often have advantages large corporations don’t. — John Iseghohi, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corporations
  1. stomachs
  2. bellies
  3. bay windows
Noun
  • The infants would be able to feed to their stomachs’ content on the increasingly ripe meat without getting close to finishing the entire spread laid before them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Naturally, much of the film’s action occurs inside the whale’s mouth and various stomachs, all of which were constructed in a practical set for the movie.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of stomachs
Noun
  • Patients need their daily medications and their hearts, lungs and bellies must be listened to.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Two-legged birds can shift their weight from one leg to another, tucking one up into their bellies to keep it warm.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of bellies
Noun
  • The main level features a private office, a living room, a dining room with bay windows, and a family room with a fireplace and custom mantel.
    — Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Set above the Riviera Country Club, the two-story house has seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms, along with a columned front porch, formal dining room, and a sitting room with beamed ceilings and bay windows.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of bay windows

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