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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 organizations
The event will also include a kids’ area, as well as local artisans and community organizations.
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
From ballpark enhancements and fan experience to large-scale real estate developments like Mission Rock, the panel will examine how long-term, flexible capital is helping organizations build enduring value while maintaining operational control.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Too often, organizations jump straight to features, amenities or marketing campaigns.
—Terri Liebler, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
Hybrid holds data securely and resiliently across environments, from private to public and across borders when needed – helping organizations to maintain continuity during disruption.
—Ana Paula Assis, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Humboldt Bay and the neighboring town of Eureka are home to aquaculture businesses, fisheries, environmental justice organizations, local tribes and many other residents and stakeholders whose opinions on the project differ.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Filmhub will also donate a portion of its profits to these organizations.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
Typically, such an event must be sponsored by nonprofit organizations or a government agency, according to the memo.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Pooling resources after 2018 lessons A variety of Democratic organizations are working together to pool campaign data and other resources.
—Nathalie Marie Palacios, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
From ballpark enhancements and fan experience to large-scale real estate developments like Mission Rock, the panel will examine how long-term, flexible capital is helping organizations build enduring value while maintaining operational control.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Too often, organizations jump straight to features, amenities or marketing campaigns.
—Terri Liebler, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
Hybrid holds data securely and resiliently across environments, from private to public and across borders when needed – helping organizations to maintain continuity during disruption.
—Ana Paula Assis, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Humboldt Bay and the neighboring town of Eureka are home to aquaculture businesses, fisheries, environmental justice organizations, local tribes and many other residents and stakeholders whose opinions on the project differ.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Filmhub will also donate a portion of its profits to these organizations.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
Typically, such an event must be sponsored by nonprofit organizations or a government agency, according to the memo.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Pooling resources after 2018 lessons A variety of Democratic organizations are working together to pool campaign data and other resources.
—Nathalie Marie Palacios, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for organizations
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As part of his broader effort to consolidate control over Hungary’s democratic system, Orbán installed loyal allies at the helm of key institutions, from the media authority to the public prosecutor’s office and the Constitutional Court.—
Justin Spike,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Orbán had used a supermajority in Parliament to rewrite the constitution, consolidating his power and tilting key institutions toward his interests.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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In addition to reinforcing the fiduciary standards that are already in place for community associations, this will help to establish stronger grounds for claims involving unilateral acts by directors, inadequate reserve planning, inconsistent rules enforcement, or failures in management oversight.—
Evonne Andris,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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The group does not have a website and is not listed in a directory of city neighborhood associations.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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If anything, Coop studies people, studies groups of folks and systems, and how informal and formal systems of specific societies interact.—
Jerald “Coop” Cooper,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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This shift benefited not only Jews but liberal societies as a whole.—
Kenneth L. Marcus,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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Beyond its central role in the Oscar-winning film, Pondicherry is known within India for housing one of the country’s best ophthalmological institutes, the Aravind Eye Hospital.—
Srinidhi Polkampally,
STAT,
8 Apr. 2026
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This work, which advances quantum technologies, also involved other European institutes, including the University of Basel, Lund University, and ETH Zurich.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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Numerous other fraternities and a handful of sororities have received probation and warnings for hazing in the period from 2018 through the spring 2025 semester.—
Matthew Kelly
April 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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In hockey’s past fraternities, comfort was granted over time.—
Dan Robson,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Over this week, 61 Catholic brotherhoods snake through the city along the official parade route to Seville's Gothic cathedral and then back to their home churches.—
Alexis Marshall,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
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The tactic has become more popular with smugglers as police on the beaches try to thwart crossings by puncturing the rafts that groups of migrants have to inflate and carry to the water.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Still, health experts and groups including the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology argue that creating a tobacco-free generation could dramatically reduce preventable deaths and secure a healthier future for today’s children and future generations.—
Marie Helweg-Larsen,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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He was arrested outside the chambers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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But almost all were drawn from the chambers of a small number of highly conservative lower-court judges.—
Peter S. Canellos,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Organizations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organizations. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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