1
as in institutes
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 fixtures
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 organizations
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 institutions
The hijacking of the sport and the community institutions that built it, by noxious forces using it for their own means.
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Educational institutions enrich daily life and help places like Ave Maria thrive.
—Ave Maria Development, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
By the early post-World War II period, the demographic cohort most likely to rebel against authority—namely, youth—had been molded by Soviet institutions in which the revolutionary teachings of Marxism-Leninism had achieved the status of sacred canon.
—Benjamin Nathans
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Bugno, who was instrumental in establishing and growing the WCF into one of the world’s leading film funding institutions, announced his departure over the summer and completes his tenure at the end of 2025.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Major American tech companies, law firms and research institutions sent panicked emails to their H-1B workers, warning them not to leave the country or to take the next flight back.
—Dian Zhang, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Expect a shift from federal to private financing for many families, fewer borrower protections, and tighter college choices—pressuring access and enrollment, especially at costlier institutions and among lower-income households.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
But the administration has gutted broader research budgets and weakened the public-health institutions best positioned to carry that work forward.
—Dr. Craig Spencer, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Thus far, the billionaire philanthropist and author has given $80 million in blind, unrestricted financial support to the nation's largest private scholarship fund for historically Black higher education institutions.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
Nick Miller, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Educational institutions enrich daily life and help places like Ave Maria thrive.
—Ave Maria Development, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
By the early post-World War II period, the demographic cohort most likely to rebel against authority—namely, youth—had been molded by Soviet institutions in which the revolutionary teachings of Marxism-Leninism had achieved the status of sacred canon.
—Benjamin Nathans
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Bugno, who was instrumental in establishing and growing the WCF into one of the world’s leading film funding institutions, announced his departure over the summer and completes his tenure at the end of 2025.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Major American tech companies, law firms and research institutions sent panicked emails to their H-1B workers, warning them not to leave the country or to take the next flight back.
—Dian Zhang, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Expect a shift from federal to private financing for many families, fewer borrower protections, and tighter college choices—pressuring access and enrollment, especially at costlier institutions and among lower-income households.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
But the administration has gutted broader research budgets and weakened the public-health institutions best positioned to carry that work forward.
—Dr. Craig Spencer, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Thus far, the billionaire philanthropist and author has given $80 million in blind, unrestricted financial support to the nation's largest private scholarship fund for historically Black higher education institutions.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for institutions
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In China, for one striking example, many individual scholars and academic institutes have pursued extensive and fascinating projects in the field.—
Josh Lambert,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Sep. 2025
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Furnas sees hope in the Senate’s July move to clap back at the president’s proposal to cut the NIH budget by 40%, instead proposing an increase in funding to the institutes by $400 million.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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Oversize round lighting fixtures on the ceiling further the concept store’s futuristic spin.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
27 Sep. 2025
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Use a soft sponge or brush to clean the fixtures (shower head, handles, and tub spout), so as not to scratch them.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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However, the move drew fire from legislators, nonprofit leaders and the Urban Council, a coalition of civil rights organizations in the Kansas City area affiliated with the Urban Summit.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025
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These efforts give visitors new awareness of the homegrown organizations doing vital nonprofit work across Puerto Rico, as well as a way to support meaningful work happening on the island.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Tides Center, part of the larger Tides network, is under House Ways and Means Committee scrutiny for supporting anti-Israel groups like the Adalah Justice Project, Palestine Legal, the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, and the Catalyst Project.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
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Chinese groups reportedly used it to troubleshoot code and expand access into networks, while North Korean hackers leaned on Gemini to draft cover letters and scout IT job postings.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The great human cost involved in construction works, river maintenance, and canal building is a pervasive feature of all powerful societies right up to the modern era.—
Vanessa Taylor,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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In the late 1830s, as a devastating financial crisis bankrupted antislavery societies across the North, the movement seemed splintered and powerless to keep up its petition pressure campaign.—
Time,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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There are measurable consequences of this moment that will reshape the health and stability of our state, while steadily eroding the foundations of our democracy.—
Trena Turner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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That laid the foundations for a chaotic second half, during which the lead changed hands on six occasions before McManus’ field goal made it 37-37.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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These associations between soft drink consumption and MDD diagnosis, as well as symptom severity, remained significant in female participants when additionally controlling for body mass index (BMI).—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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The group also shed their prior associations in the process.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Shelton said that while sexualized hazing is commonly associated with college organizations like fraternities, it is also frequently observed in high school sports.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Two of the four were reported to have involved parties at UTC fraternities.—
Angele Latham,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Institutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/institutions. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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