1
as in institute
a public organization with a particular purpose or function
a charitable institution devoted to raising funds to feed the hungry
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2
as in fixture
a person who has long been associated with a place or activity
an actor who has been a Broadway institution for decades
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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
an institution devoted to studying social problems and proposing solutions for them
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Recent Examples of institution
In creating the Latin Classics label, the Society for Audiovisual Heritage collaborated with rights holders and institutions involved in the restoration of the works.
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Ed Meza, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
By then, institutions were chronically underfunded and overcrowded.
—Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Wilson carefully framed federal discrimination as good government, arguing that segregation ensured efficiency, minimized conflict, and maintained the integrity of federal institutions.
—Time, 14 Oct. 2025
With rising costs and labor shortages, these institutions are struggling to keep up.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Ed Meza, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
By then, institutions were chronically underfunded and overcrowded.
—Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Wilson carefully framed federal discrimination as good government, arguing that segregation ensured efficiency, minimized conflict, and maintained the integrity of federal institutions.
—Time, 14 Oct. 2025
With rising costs and labor shortages, these institutions are struggling to keep up.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for institution
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The company positions it as a platform mainly for researchers, educational institutes, universities, and robotics enthusiasts interested in AI development and automation.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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At his eye institute, doctors can help people access visual rehabilitation, which can provide technology such as magnifiers and screen readers; counseling and emotional support programs; and transportation and household services.—
Liz Szabo,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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The first pay-per-view game was, somewhat improbably, a second-tier fixture between Oxford United and Sunderland.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Spanning an entire city block on René-Lévesque Boulevard, this 950-room grande dame nods to the 1960s with pops of bold color, geometric light fixtures, graphic rugs, and Eero Aarnio–style ball chairs.—
Siobhan Reid,
Vogue,
10 Oct. 2025
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The City of Oceanside Arts Commission and the Oceanside Cultural District will be awarding a total of $150,000 in grants to local artists and arts organizations.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Two editors from within The Kansas City Star’s newsroom will become the 145-year-old media organization’s new managing editors.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Oct. 2025
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Gatlin also used Foundation funds to pay for Apple AirPods, laptops and backpacks for back-to-school events hosted by a Riceboro religious group, which had no links to the Foundation, except Gatlin.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Floyd said the group also provides support to art teachers and school art programs through field trips and by funding art supplies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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Now dividing her time between New York and Santiago, she is known for works responding to the Indigenous culture of Chile and to the economic, political, environmental, and gender disparities that arise within societies.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Oct. 2025
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Leadership that believes that at the foundation of any successful human society stands the triangle of courage, truth, and trust.—
Ehud Barak,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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Su noted that his background in mathematics, statistics, and engineering has given him the foundation to tackle the complex challenges of AI, from data analytics to pattern recognition and modeling.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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For her, working at her family’s foundation, and later founding 21/64, provided a means to accept her bequest without shame.—
Christina Binkley,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
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As a precaution, health and trade associations are urging consumers and bars to destroy or properly dispose of empty bottles to prevent counterfeiters from reusing them in the production of fake liquor.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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The players’ association and the WNBA agreed to an eight-year deal in 2020, but last year the WNBPA voted to opt out of the agreement early.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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But with the 21st century came the 2008 financial crisis -- as well as the Occupy Wall Street and Tea Party movements that emerged from it -- and Americans began questioning the economic establishment from both the right and the left.—
Halle Troadec,
ABC News,
10 Oct. 2025
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For the first time since its establishment, question marks are being raised about the very legitimacy of the State of Israel.—
Ehud Barak,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Institution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/institution. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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