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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 court recommended that the petition be dismissed, and that the organizations be given one month to submit the employee lists.
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Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
The tech giant has also committed to investments in schools and nonprofit organizations in Richland Parish, as well as more than $300 million to help improve local infrastructure, from roads to wastewater management.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Schmon praises Cannes for upholding artistic excellence and the gains made so far by the fest’s programmers, but would like to see the festival engage more with organizations like hers.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Singri also highlights a growing imbalance between large organizations and individuals.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Residents, businesses and organizations are also invited to participate in the department’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline awareness campaign by picking up a 988 yard sign at the county office at 2170 Point Blvd.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Schools, churches, civic groups, community organizations, public officials, and families all line up and move through the city together — each with their own reason for being there, all sharing the same route.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 May 2026
BitLocker is a mandatory protection for many organizations, including those that contract with governments.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
Other organizations frequently cite a total of 45,000, sourcing that claim to the now-defunct Chinese American Restaurant Association.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
The tech giant has also committed to investments in schools and nonprofit organizations in Richland Parish, as well as more than $300 million to help improve local infrastructure, from roads to wastewater management.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Schmon praises Cannes for upholding artistic excellence and the gains made so far by the fest’s programmers, but would like to see the festival engage more with organizations like hers.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Singri also highlights a growing imbalance between large organizations and individuals.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Residents, businesses and organizations are also invited to participate in the department’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline awareness campaign by picking up a 988 yard sign at the county office at 2170 Point Blvd.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Schools, churches, civic groups, community organizations, public officials, and families all line up and move through the city together — each with their own reason for being there, all sharing the same route.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 May 2026
BitLocker is a mandatory protection for many organizations, including those that contract with governments.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
Other organizations frequently cite a total of 45,000, sourcing that claim to the now-defunct Chinese American Restaurant Association.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for organizations
Noun
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There will almost certainly be fewer small private colleges, and some number of public institutions will have merged.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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Professional commentators tended to see these developments in so many local terms—turning, for their explanations, to national histories, cultures and institutions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Noun
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These are associations across multiple studies, not clinical guarantees, but the directional signal is consistent.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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Instead, private entities known as state guaranty associations collect money from insurers to cover policyholders’ losses.—
Gretchen Morgenson,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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The existing political infrastructure has no way of accommodating migration on the coming scale, which will evacuate departure economies, and overwhelm destination societies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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This vision resonated with the leaders of the Gulf states and their citizens, who have increasingly come to see themselves not as mere custodians of oil fields and checkbooks, but as builders of dynamic new economies and societies.—
Daniel Benaim,
Time,
18 May 2026
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The new recommendation differs from the other institutes like the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the American College of Radiology/Society of Breast Imaging, which call for annual mammography screenings, typically starting at age 40.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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Over the past decade, universities and research institutes all over the world have worked together to accelerate the scientific understanding of cellular biology, including its support of large-scale data generation projects such as the benchmark cell maps for humans and other organisms.—
Priscilla Chan,
Time,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some time after the group formed, Mellencamp signed on as the band’s second singer and performed with them at school dances, sock hops, fraternities, and battle of the bands competitions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 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 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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Those meaningful bonds, or brotherhoods, are constantly at risk of being curtailed.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2026
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But two groups work tirelessly to tell Free Frank’s story — his descendants, spread widely across the country, and a small group of local residents who form the New Philadelphia Association.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Part of an educational expansion at Stonehenge by English Heritage, the hall will be living-history learning space for school groups beginning in September.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
22 May 2026
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Guided by signals from the nervous system, these impulses tell the heart’s upper and lower chambers when to contract, allowing blood to circulate properly throughout the body.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
23 May 2026
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Republican lawmakers, who control both chambers of the General Assembly, have for years sought to curtail the initiative petition process.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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“Organizations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organizations. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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