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 As powerful meat corporations expand globally, these consequences threaten even more communities, farmers and natural resources. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 With no fair government review, this fight pits individual families against corporations and billionaires with in-house legal teams, powerful lobbyists and endless public relations resources. — Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 His answer was, in a sense, to navigate them backward, reverse engineering some of the routes and shell corporations that brought American goods to Afghanistan in the first place. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Some large corporations – including the lodging platform Airbnb’s customer service, and the AI office assistant platform Lindy, with some 400,000 users – have shifted to Chinese AI models. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026 Launched in December 2025, the Tāmaki Taiao Alliance unites Māori and government stakeholders, philanthropies, corporations, and citizens—Indigenous and otherwise—to regenerate their city’s natural landscapes. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026 Of course, charging for parking and admission at a kid’s basketball game is a low-level version of extractive efficiency when compared to, say, the way that corporations treat their employees. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026 The watchdog alleges that the contribution violated a state law prohibiting donations from lobbyists, political committees or corporations during the session. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 Other positions of the Democratic Socialists of America party that have come under fire in the 2026 election cycle have included abolishing the Senate, closing prisons, and having corporations become owned by the government. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corporations
Noun
  • People were clutching their stomachs, hurling vomit into buckets.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The court heard how the former nurse, now 36, attacked babies in her care by administering air into their blood and stomachs, overfeeding them with milk, physically assaulting them and poisoning them with insulin.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 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 29 Sep. 2026.

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