1
as in institutes
a public organization with a particular purpose or function
a charitable institution devoted to raising funds to feed the hungry
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2
as in fixtures
a person who has long been associated with a place or activity
an actor who has been a Broadway institution for decades
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3
as in organizations
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
an institution devoted to studying social problems and proposing solutions for them
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Recent Examples of institutions
The data set is hosted on a website of the European research institutions that created it.
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The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
Powered by advanced technology and human creativity, Tala is reinventing financial infrastructure to solve what legacy institutions can’t or won’t, in order to unlock global economic progress.
—Jack McCullough, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The charity’s story suggests that renewal does not always require massive institutions or charismatic billionaires.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Over objections from the ordinance's co-sponsors, however, the committee passed an amendment — floated by Councilman Khalil Batshon — that would retain a licensing requirement for accessory overnight shelters run by religious institutions.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Enrollment for postsecondary education, especially at two-year undergraduate institutions, grew during the Great Recession of 2007 to 2009.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
With hundreds of years of patient work behind it, with some educational institutions willing to protect their scientists, and with researchers hard at work in less-benighted nations, the human desire to know and to understand will continue to produce results.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
As ever, its aim is to celebrate the city’s cultural diversity by bringing in local and international artists and institutions for inclusive experiences.
—Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, more institutions seeing the revenue potential are scrambling to get in on it.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
Powered by advanced technology and human creativity, Tala is reinventing financial infrastructure to solve what legacy institutions can’t or won’t, in order to unlock global economic progress.
—Jack McCullough, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The charity’s story suggests that renewal does not always require massive institutions or charismatic billionaires.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Over objections from the ordinance's co-sponsors, however, the committee passed an amendment — floated by Councilman Khalil Batshon — that would retain a licensing requirement for accessory overnight shelters run by religious institutions.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Enrollment for postsecondary education, especially at two-year undergraduate institutions, grew during the Great Recession of 2007 to 2009.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
With hundreds of years of patient work behind it, with some educational institutions willing to protect their scientists, and with researchers hard at work in less-benighted nations, the human desire to know and to understand will continue to produce results.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
As ever, its aim is to celebrate the city’s cultural diversity by bringing in local and international artists and institutions for inclusive experiences.
—Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, more institutions seeing the revenue potential are scrambling to get in on it.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for institutions
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In Ukraine, Soviet authorities under his control pressured writers, actors, directors, producers and artists, and criticized and attacked institutes of Ukrainian history and Ukrainian literature, creative unions and newspaper and magazine editorial offices.—
Yegor Mostovshikov,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
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Research institutes in Japan, China, and Europe have launched their own greenhouse gas-monitoring satellites.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
6 Sep. 2025
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The gingkoes were stalwart fixtures that marked every milestone of our academic careers.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Colombia has huffed and puffed in recent fixtures.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The United States has suspended some funding for its flagship AIDS relief program, according to international organizations and members of Congress who warn the cuts are already hurting patients and halting critical projects globally.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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According to Anthropic, the company behind Claude, a hacker used its artificial intelligence chatbot to research, hack, and extort at least 17 organizations.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Critics and rights groups argued that both the ban and the bill function as tools for censorship, threatening freedom of expression, press freedom and fundamental rights.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Sofi was among the first groups of people recruited to work for Kings Berry Farm.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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Our conversation revealed how commercial space, AI, and medicine are converging in ways that will open entirely new opportunities for businesses and societies.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Each of these commitments comes nestled in a bramble of thorny questions that societies have been debating for the last, let’s round it off at, 250 years.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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This is all thanks to Saturn retrograde and a total lunar eclipse in Pisces, activating your fourth house of home, family and emotional foundations.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Renovations cost about $324,000, which came from outside foundations and organizations, including Feeding San Diego.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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The asylum application asked whether Soliman had belonged to political parties or other associations in his home country.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Researchers believe that these past associations may be attributable to confounding.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
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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Organizers had OK’d this, along with the participation of community groups including sororities and fraternities, Osbern previously said.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Institutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/institutions. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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