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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 two organizations have been collaborating to design and build a pipeline to provide water and recycled water to the tribal reservation.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Indeed, researchers have studied job insecurity for decades and reached the overwhelming consensus that the sentiment is a net negative for organizations.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
The fellowship program matches students with environmental organizations.
—Margaret Buranen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
From grassroots efforts led by environmental organizations to fashion brands investing in global marketing campaigns and activations to share their sustainable missions, concerns about sustainability have been an undercurrent in fashion for decades.
—Andre Claudio, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2026
The Lancers learned about the different volunteer opportunities, internships and ways to take action in their communities that these organizations offer.
—Julianna Lozada, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
The technology, both agreed, is outpacing the organizations trying to use it.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
City leaders, community organizations, the NAACP, and private citizens should come together immediately to ensure that a permanent, dignified headstone is placed at his grave.
—Olivia Almagro, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
As part of the settlement, the company agreed to do things like cap service fees at 15% and divest exclusive booking agreements with about a dozen amphitheaters, which ticketing organizations and Democratic lawmakers say does not go nearly far enough.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Indeed, researchers have studied job insecurity for decades and reached the overwhelming consensus that the sentiment is a net negative for organizations.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
The fellowship program matches students with environmental organizations.
—Margaret Buranen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
From grassroots efforts led by environmental organizations to fashion brands investing in global marketing campaigns and activations to share their sustainable missions, concerns about sustainability have been an undercurrent in fashion for decades.
—Andre Claudio, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2026
The Lancers learned about the different volunteer opportunities, internships and ways to take action in their communities that these organizations offer.
—Julianna Lozada, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
The technology, both agreed, is outpacing the organizations trying to use it.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
City leaders, community organizations, the NAACP, and private citizens should come together immediately to ensure that a permanent, dignified headstone is placed at his grave.
—Olivia Almagro, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
As part of the settlement, the company agreed to do things like cap service fees at 15% and divest exclusive booking agreements with about a dozen amphitheaters, which ticketing organizations and Democratic lawmakers say does not go nearly far enough.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for organizations
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That’s a gentle way of saying that those institutions must be prepared, at times, to coerce.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Power increasingly concentrated outside formal institutions Vahidi’s rise comes at a moment when Iran’s formal political institutions appear weaker than ever.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Before the unanimous vote to defer the interim agreement decision, commissioners heard from dozens of residents and representatives from local civic associations who urged them to reconsider.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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Created in partnership with more than 20 local associations, the new trail system will play an instrumental role in sustainable local development.—
Jen Murphy,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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Funds routed through weakly regulated financial centers, often under nominal compliance regimes, help seed narratives designed to divide Western societies and undermine political cohesion.—
Gaurav Srivastava,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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Officials say a goal of the attacks is to undermine support for Ukraine, spread fear and discord in European societies and drain investigative resources.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The new method, called ShadeCut, was invented by a research team at Freiburg’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), one of the largest solar energy research institutes in the world.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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Many of these institutes were established by the colonial power in contexts shaped by empire, trade, war, and epidemic disease.—
Guy Vernet,
STAT,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In winning consecutive Masters — a feat not accomplished since Tiger Woods did it in 2002 — McIlroy joins Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Woods in one of golf’s most exclusive fraternities.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 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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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
Noun
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The tactics are commonly associated with South American theft groups known for operating across state lines and moving quickly from one community to another.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Organizers said more than 700 volunteers and dozens of community groups are expected to take part, with the meatballs to be served at shelters.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
18 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 25 Apr. 2026.
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