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as in company
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
new business establishments sprang up all over in the postwar boom
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as in institution
a public organization with a particular purpose or function
the proposed change in pollution standards was opposed by environmental establishments across the board
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Recent Examples of establishment
Today, across the U.S. national security establishment, economics is once again a central concern.
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Aroop Mukharji, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Residents have access to six area hospitals and 266 health care establishments.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
This goal relies heavily on garnering support from America's golf establishment, which is where the PGA Tour comes in.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Storied establishments that have stood the test of time and defined Southern hospitality.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
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Aroop Mukharji, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Residents have access to six area hospitals and 266 health care establishments.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
This goal relies heavily on garnering support from America's golf establishment, which is where the PGA Tour comes in.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Storied establishments that have stood the test of time and defined Southern hospitality.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for establishment
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Public officials must understand where people need to walk and make those places safer.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2025
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday morning that Putin's order not to strike energy infrastructure remains in place despite Ukraine's actions, Russian state media reported.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Michael Mann’s Ferrari was another of the company’s investments.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025
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The company’s mission is to develop projects with a special emphasis on international co-productions and independent distribution.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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The trend marks a sharp divergence from the United States, where schools have virtually universally rebuffed students’ demands to sever ties with Israeli institutions, citing principles of academic freedom.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago were just two of the institutions to attend this year, with each staging competing dinners where sales talk continued over the meal.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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But the prospect of higher prices, fewer sales and lower profits might cause some companies to refrain from investing in new facilities.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Khalil is currently being detained at an ICE facility in Louisiana.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
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The firm is targeting returns of 10%-12% over the fund's lifetime, according to Bloomberg, and expects to bring 30 GW of new energy online.—
Alan Neuhauser,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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Then the good fortunes of an enthusiastic screening at France's Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June of 2024 landed the project a theatrical distribution partner in the indie firm, Ketchup Entertainment.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration has already roiled the scientific community with efforts to slash support at major research institutes, including those at public universities.—
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech,
The Hill,
13 Mar. 2025
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The information about the institute which has avoided the memory hole just sits there, though this makes some of it glow brighter.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Hollywood premiere has been reduced to photographers and in—house crew only, according to a report in Variety.—
Marni Rose McFall,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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To Chanel, Naomi Campbell donned an elegant lilac ensemble by the house.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
14 Mar. 2025
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In response to this incident, officials at the Maine DMR worked closely with other groups to expand the study of white sharks and their behavior in Maine’s coastal waters.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Danial Georgios, a construction engineer living in Damascus, spoke exclusively to Fox News Digital about the group's work in Damascus neighborhoods.—
Chris Massaro,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Establishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/establishment. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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