Synonyms of think tanks

think tanks

noun

plural of think tank

as in think factories

an organization that consists of a group of people who think of new ideas on a particular subject or who give advice about what should be done

Related Words

• think factories
• foundations
• institutes
• groups
• establishments
• corporations
• collectives
• enterprises
• bodies
• charities
• philanthropies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of think tanks

Hundreds of proliferating nonprofits—focused on election integrity and democratic governance, and largely sharing the same mission and drawing from the same donors—are crowding an already bustling ecosystem of existing nonprofits, coalitions, and think tanks. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026

Israeli officials and pro-Israeli think tanks would make the counterfactual argument that Hezbollah’s arsenal, especially of advanced weapons, would have been much larger without Mabam operations. — Amy McAuliffe, The Conversation, 26 June 2026

The Argentinian group receives funding from the Atlas Network, part of a sprawling global coalition of conservative think tanks that aim to reshape the political landscape from New Zealand and Buenos Aires to New York. — Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026

Even Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted that the economy contracted early this year, while think tanks, bankers, and officials close to the Kremlin have been warning for months that a financial crisis is on the horizon. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 May 2026

Efficiency experts fanned out from academia and the emerging world of think tanks to advise and administer government. — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026

Warsh, a former Fed official, has worked for think tanks such as the conservative-leaning Hoover Institution and has also taught at Stanford Business School. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026

Orbán's government -- bankrolled in part by cheap Russian energy supplies -- poured money into a network of think tanks that became hubs for MAGA and nationalist ideology, and that in turn provided channels for the Kremlin to filter its talking points to American right-wing groups. — Catherine Belton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2026

The gaslighting evil plutocrats who want everything own the Federalist Society, Heritage Foundation and other think tanks. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026