as in institutions
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
These differentiating numbers are due to how the two organizations track book bans.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
The building will offer commercial space for lease at the street level, but currently, no businesses or organizations have claimed the space.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Four-fifths of the money goes to film projects; the rest goes to organizations such as the film academy and festivals.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Feeding America, a national nonprofit association of food banks and other organizations, estimates that for every meal its food banks provide, SNAP provides nine.
—ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
Should all go to plan, a shelter that offers people who are unhoused a refuge from extreme temperatures, help from local organizations and a meal, could be acquired by July 2026, Mayor Tyrone Garner told The Star on Friday.
—Sofi Zeman
october 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Justin Reich has received funding from Google, Microsoft, Apple, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Chan/Zuckerberg Initiative, the Hewlett Foundation, education publishers, and other organizations that are involved in technology and schools.
—Justin Reich, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Officials said the target was a vessel tied to groups Washington has designated as terrorist organizations.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
The vendor marketplace features food producers, restaurants and organizations from the Sacramento-area and beyond, including Zelda’s Gourmet Pizza in midtown, Scott’s Seafood Roundhouse in Folsom and The Willow in downtown Sacramento.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
The building will offer commercial space for lease at the street level, but currently, no businesses or organizations have claimed the space.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Four-fifths of the money goes to film projects; the rest goes to organizations such as the film academy and festivals.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Feeding America, a national nonprofit association of food banks and other organizations, estimates that for every meal its food banks provide, SNAP provides nine.
—ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
Should all go to plan, a shelter that offers people who are unhoused a refuge from extreme temperatures, help from local organizations and a meal, could be acquired by July 2026, Mayor Tyrone Garner told The Star on Friday.
—Sofi Zeman
october 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Justin Reich has received funding from Google, Microsoft, Apple, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Chan/Zuckerberg Initiative, the Hewlett Foundation, education publishers, and other organizations that are involved in technology and schools.
—Justin Reich, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Officials said the target was a vessel tied to groups Washington has designated as terrorist organizations.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
The vendor marketplace features food producers, restaurants and organizations from the Sacramento-area and beyond, including Zelda’s Gourmet Pizza in midtown, Scott’s Seafood Roundhouse in Folsom and The Willow in downtown Sacramento.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for organizations
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China has also sought to strengthen its global position through its leadership of multilateral institutions like BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and participation at the United Nations.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Germany is one of Israel's strongest allies due to the legacy of the Holocaust and security is tight at synagogues and other Jewish institutions.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 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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In the mid-twentieth century, Canavan writes, American science fiction often depicted societies ruled by computers as an analog for Soviet communism.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Sep. 2025
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In that vision of a distant, distant future, there is no public sector or state in those societies.—
Nic Juarez,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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Funding for basic research is distributed by the federal government through several agencies and institutes.—
Ryan Summers,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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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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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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Approximately 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis died in the operation, which lasted 22 days, according to aid groups.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Most Marxist groups in Britain have spent at least some years inside the Labour Party, hoping to change it from within.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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Still, the two main budget bills easily passed both chambers and were sent to the governor before the Senate took up the marijuana tax legislation, taking the bite out of Hall's threat.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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But with no funding bill poised to pass both chambers, some lawmakers are concerned that the White House’s Office of Management and Budget — or OMB, which is in charge of enforcing budget priorities across federal agencies — may move forward with attempts to implement more draconian cuts.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Organizations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organizations. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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