Thesaurus results for ORGANIZATION

organization

noun

ˌȯr-gə-nə-ˈzā-shən

Definition of organization

as in association

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest an organization of people devoted to promoting world peace

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Recent Examples of organization The results emerged from a collaboration with Divergence Labs, one of six drug development organizations working with Anthropic to explore how artificial intelligence can accelerate the discovery and development of medicines. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026 The organization hopes to reach a point where families will see an engagement station at least once during their regular day. — Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 In 2023 alone, more than 12,000 Missouri women traveled to neighboring states, including Illinois and Kansas, to receive care, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive rights organization. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 The organization estimates that the project, which includes the construction of a trail, pedestrian bridge, and storm drainage, is expected to be done by early 2028. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for organization

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Noun

The association remained after accounting for whether patients completed radiation on time, suggesting that on-time completion may not fully explain the difference.

— Marci Lee Nilsen, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2026
Mike Elliott, senior director of Banner Sports Medicine High Performance Center, told Banner Health that most of the available research is observational and shows association rather than direct cause.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of association

Noun

Save suspicious messages, account statements, confirmation numbers and notes from conversations with institutions.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
CineGouna now encompasses Funding; Forum, a program of panels, masterclasses and industry discussions; Market, which connects filmmakers with companies and institutions; and Emerge, its initiative for young and emerging talent.

— Essie Assibu, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of institution

Noun

Fittingly, Gentling the Horse’s overriding theme is a fascination with the oddballs who scrape by on the fringes of capitalist society.

— Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
In a society divided by nationality, religion, ethnicity and ideology, that produces a crowded field.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of society

Noun

Cornell has gone on to suspend parties and social events at fraternity houses for the rest of the academic year.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
In her lawsuit, Jane Doe accused the student of having sex with her without her consent alongside another fraternity member and later joining other men in snorting ketamine from her body.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of fraternity

Noun

Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party (PL) and allied parties could control majorities in both chambers, with more than 280 of 513 seats in the lower house and up to 50 of 81 seats in the Senate.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
Control of both chambers of Congress is at stake in a slew of states from Michigan to Texas.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of chamber

Noun

From the first meeting in Arizona with David Berson & Ross Molloy, to the brotherhood of the NFL Today desk, an unforgettable year with Ian, Evan, Ken & crew and now alongside legendary Jim Nantz, Tracy Wolfson, Rikhoff and the whole crew.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Bryant credits much of that success to the brotherhood his players have built off the field.

— Johnny Resendiz, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of brotherhood

Noun

The group of girls are just truly amazing and really fight for each other.

— Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Bats are incredibly diverse—across all mammals, bats include more species than all but one other group, rodents, says Rachel Page, a scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026

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