as in association
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 organization
That included Vásquez’s organization, which was about to receive a four-year, $2.5-million grant to continue fighting illicit activity that affects Indigenous people in the region.
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Graham Lee Brewer, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Leona Sublett, San Diego Parks Foundation president and CEO, confirmed with the Rancho Bernardo News Journal that her organization received the donation on Aug. 21.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
The delay is designed to give those organizations' customers time to find new certificate authorities.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2025
News organizations have been bullied for performing honest journalism.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
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Graham Lee Brewer, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Leona Sublett, San Diego Parks Foundation president and CEO, confirmed with the Rancho Bernardo News Journal that her organization received the donation on Aug. 21.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
The delay is designed to give those organizations' customers time to find new certificate authorities.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2025
News organizations have been bullied for performing honest journalism.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for organization
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So, in February 1900, when MTV’s football players moved to start playing competitive games and indicated their desire to join the local football association, their fellow members were aghast.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Elevated mortgage rates, skyrocketing prices and rising housing costs—including homeowners association fees and home insurance premiums—have pushed many prospective buyers to the sidelines, dampening demand.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The bill also calls for the State Department of Education to conduct random surprise visits at private special education institutions.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
30 May 2025
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Regional context also incentivizes institutions to better serve their local economies.—
Matt Gandal,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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While studies have found that bed bugs have been on Earth since the dinosaurs, the estimated 90 species of the arthropods shared a fairly stable symbiotic relationship with their hosts – until human ancestors began forming societies and living in close proximity.—
Bronwyn Thompson,
New Atlas,
28 May 2025
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This heartbreaking but optimistic memoir urges readers to confront inequality and consider their role in the struggle for justice; a call to action for a more just society.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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In December 2023, the organization sued the city over another panhandling ordinance that applied to the downtown core — an ordinance that had been declared unconstitutional in 2017, according to a press release from the institute.—
Vivienne Serret,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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The $34 million in private funds will be used to endow the various components of the new institute.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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The project is described as a fish-out-of-water comedy that follows two hard-partying fraternity brothers who pose as middle school camp counselors to work off community service and salvage their senior year.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 May 2025
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Several members of the fraternity jumped in to save the six students, according to Sigma Pi’s Cal State Fullerton chapter.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
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Absent majority opposition in either chamber, the reorganization plan will move forward.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2025
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The Lee’s Summit City Council is meeting on Tuesday, June 3 at 6:00 p.m. at the city council chambers in City Hall, located at 220 SE Green Street in Lee’s Summit.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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And this isn't some kind of cute, charming way to pose the nomination pool as this brotherhood of men.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Call of Duty is part of that scene, forging a brotherhood — a family atmosphere away — from Kauffman Stadium.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2025
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However, the reality is that a democratic society relies on the group shouldering some costs for the benefit of the whole.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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The unofficial Ukrainian group DeepState, which monitors the frontlines, reported that Russian forces had occupied another settlement in northern Sumy, putting them about 20 kilometers from Sumy city.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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“Organization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organization. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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