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
While the company largely stays out of the headlines, Applecart has a leading place in an emerging but discreet cohort of companies and organizations aimed at reaching key figures in industry and government.
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Several leading human rights and watchdog organizations in recent days condemned growing violence against demonstrators by government forces.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Kansas takes a statewide approach, hosting a traveling National Declaration of Independence exhibit across 47 organizations, inviting visitors to learn more about the nation’s founding document.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 11 Jan. 2026
The two worst organizations in America are the self-serving politicians on both sides and the money-seeking, self-serving right-wing religious conservatives.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
Nearly a dozen civil rights organizations and charities filed a civil lawsuit in Massachusetts, seeking a court order to prevent the dismantling of the Community Relations Service.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
But according to human rights organizations, fewer than 15 of the country’s 800 political prisoners have been released.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
Roughly a handful of organizations with La Jolla ties are among a total of 197 tentatively chosen to receive funding from the city of San Diego for projects and programs.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Before tossing them in the trash, check in with your local homeless shelter, food pantry, or other non-profit as these organizations often have need for travel-sized toiletries.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for organizations
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Western counterparts often acknowledge them privately, even as public backlash from some European institutions and media figures ensued against Rubio’s candor.—
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The oil downturn and currency devaluation of the early 1980s shook Venezuelan society deeply, hollowing out the middle class and undermining trust in political institutions.—
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This can be achieved through financial collaborations and the formation of merchants associations, Brady said.—
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Brands cross borders more freely than political iconography, and arrive with preloaded emotional associations.—
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Parallel societies in certain urban areas and rising violent crime statistics linked to some migrant cohorts in countries such as Sweden and Germany led to the dramatic rise of populist and patriotic parties across the continent, from France to Italy to the Netherlands.—
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Freedom from fear mattered because frightened societies are easily manipulated.—
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The lab collaborates with national research institutes focused on mining, electronics, aerospace, and radiation research.—
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The committee evaluates nominations from qualified proposers—such as heads of state, national legislators, professors in relevant disciplines, past laureates, and directors of foreign policy or peace institutes.—
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See drill teams, high school bands, fraternities and sororities, churches and other organizations and groups marching as the parade travels along Harbor Drive South.—
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According to Frank, members of TCU fraternities live in some of the houses that have generated noise complaints, including DeCicco’s house.—
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Israeli attacks weakened Iran’s regional armed proxy groups such as Hamas and Hezbollahwhile US strikes dealt significant damage to the country’s nuclear program, which the government spent billions to develop.—
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In other locations, particularly in southeastern Iran, rights groups said security forces fired directly at protesters in Zahedan after prayers, wounding several people.—
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Instead, a small group of senators from both parties has been working on an alternative plan that could find support in both chambers and become law.—
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But a bipartisan group of senators is working on an alternative proposal in hopes of coming up with a plan that can pass both chambers.—
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“Organizations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organizations. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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