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as in partnerships
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
the public television station is producing the series in association with a foundation for the arts
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as in organizations
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
all associations meeting on town property must be registered with and approved by the registrar's office
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Recent Examples of associations
In Africa, the associations are reliant on the government and treasury.
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Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Politicians and nursing associations have warned that federal borrowing loan caps will force students into private loans, which typically have higher interest rates, leaving students with more debt over time.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Feeding America has a network of 250 food banks, 20 statewide food bank associations and more than 60,000 agency partners, food pantries and meal programs, supporting tens of millions of Americans.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Some studies have found associations between frequent hot flashes and changes in both brain structure and brain function.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 17 June 2026
Bardia’s lab has also observed associations between COVID infection and breast cancer recurrence; that research has not yet been submitted for peer review.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Shipping and seafarers' associations said Monday that political leaders had yet to give enough detail on the agreement to ensure safe transit for vessels through the strait, which is the only way in or out of the Gulf.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Like other sports associations, the NCAA prohibits athletes from betting on games, and those rules empower the NCAA to permanently disqualify athletes who bet on their own team.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 June 2026
One of the first allegations that Epstein was exploiting his associations with the modeling world appeared in a police report filed in 1997 in California.
—Curt Devine, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Politicians and nursing associations have warned that federal borrowing loan caps will force students into private loans, which typically have higher interest rates, leaving students with more debt over time.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Feeding America has a network of 250 food banks, 20 statewide food bank associations and more than 60,000 agency partners, food pantries and meal programs, supporting tens of millions of Americans.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Some studies have found associations between frequent hot flashes and changes in both brain structure and brain function.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 17 June 2026
Bardia’s lab has also observed associations between COVID infection and breast cancer recurrence; that research has not yet been submitted for peer review.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Shipping and seafarers' associations said Monday that political leaders had yet to give enough detail on the agreement to ensure safe transit for vessels through the strait, which is the only way in or out of the Gulf.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Like other sports associations, the NCAA prohibits athletes from betting on games, and those rules empower the NCAA to permanently disqualify athletes who bet on their own team.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 June 2026
One of the first allegations that Epstein was exploiting his associations with the modeling world appeared in a police report filed in 1997 in California.
—Curt Devine, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for associations
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The community also signed cooperation agreements with KPS, the Institute of Language Sciences of Shanghai International Studies University, AltStory, and Kuaizi, with the partnerships focused on data sets, linguistic corpus building, and research into AI agents.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 June 2026
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Third, augment human capabilities with AI, connected architecture and long-term partnerships — with humans always in the lead.—
Harpreet Sidhu,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
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The Eastern Pacific remains a key corridor for narcotics trafficking, with criminal organizations frequently using small vessels to move drugs toward North America.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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In May, drinks giants Carlsberg and Diageo were among 40 organizations that signed a declaration of intent to scale regenerative agriculture across their supply chains, through a program developed by the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative platform.—
Jasmin Sykes,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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In the meantime, Texas Tech will do whatever is needed to repair any type of fractured relationships within the Big 12 this has caused.—
Trey Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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In most other competitions, clubs establish individual relationships with manufacturers.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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The leadership of our scientific and university institutions must speak out more forcefully to the nation in defense of science.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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The law only applies to some public institutions such as welfare offices, while schools and hospitals are exempted.—
Claudia Ciobanu,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Beverly Kingston does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.—
Beverly Kingston,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
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Previous online bullying prompts statement Concern over Annis' previous affiliations are just the tip of the iceberg of how carefully dissected Love Island contestants become.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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One of the societies most affected was the Minoan civilization, based on Crete.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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For centuries, societies have been built on religion.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Amy and Bill Koman are passionate cancer research advocates and co-founders of Curebound, a cancer research accelerator forging powerful collaborations to advance innovative science into lifesaving cures.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Specials change with the season and often involve collaborations with other favorite local food businesses.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
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Although the role and impact of basic scientific research have not always been appreciated by the public, both political parties have traditionally been very supportive of research in universities and research institutes.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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The company also says more than 50 robotics teams and research institutes already use the platform.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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“Associations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/associations. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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