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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
founded an institute to combat the cruel treatment of animals
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as in institution
a public organization with a particular purpose or function
a scientific institute researching a cure for cancer
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as in to pioneer
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
Elizabeth Cady Stanton is generally credited with instituting the women's-rights movement in 1848
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Recent Examples of institute
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 June 2026
An innovation hub for urban scholarship intended to develop new thinking about what makes cities successful, the institute recently staged its second annual competition.
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Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Bernard Condon,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
While theaters often institute purchasing limits, buckets are still poached in bulk and resold online.
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Greta Cross,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
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Wu Yu, a researcher at the institute, said the complete reactor will eventually use multiple toroidal-field coils working together.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 June 2026
An innovation hub for urban scholarship intended to develop new thinking about what makes cities successful, the institute recently staged its second annual competition.
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Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Verb
Trump has insisted that his sons direct his finances but the arrangement rejects the conflict of interest protections that his recent predecessors in office had instituted.
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Bernard Condon,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
While theaters often institute purchasing limits, buckets are still poached in bulk and resold online.
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Greta Cross,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for institute
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The organization warned that as search-and-rescue teams begin to scale back operations, humanitarian needs—particularly food, medical care and protection services—could intensify rather than diminish.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the world’s largest professional MMA organization.
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Casa Bonita has been a Denver institution for more than 50 years.
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The surge also did considerable damage to the buildings within the surge zone, 85% of which were residential buildings, according to New York University's Furman Center, an empirical research institution.
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John Coltrane is another influential figure in the history of jazz, known for his pioneering innovations on the saxophone, notably his ability to create a complex, rapid-fire approach to chord progressions.
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Kentucky and North Carolina are pioneering new excise taxes on prediction market operators' fees, aiming to close the tax advantage.
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The average American consumes about 20 pounds — almost 4 gallons — of ice cream each year, the association also reported.
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However, if future disappointment is to be avoided, something will need to change not just at the national level but also within Asian soccer’s governing association.
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Prosecutors accused the group of transporting unaccompanied children between the ages of 5 and 13 from Juárez, Mexico, into the United States.
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Large friendship groups can be a really cool experience, but can also pose challenges in terms of the depths of intimacy that can be cultivated with each person.
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Organizations considering a pilot should establish measurable outcomes upfront and track productivity, engagement, turnover, customer satisfaction, operational performance, and financial impact over time.
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The state has not yet begun reporting its results, but protocols were established in 2021.
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Steinbeck creates a microcosm of American society, where disability, gender, race and class are all represented and shaped by an economic hierarchy.
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The comments sorted themselves into camps, each revealing something interesting about how our society has come to think about motherhood, sacrifice and raising children.
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Caracas, Venezuela — Venezuela was broken long before two back-to-back earthquakes ripped the country from its foundations last Wednesday.
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The foundation recommended ballot curing programs that speed up the process by utilizing a secure text platform when double checking whether a ballot is legitimate when a voter’s signature doesn’t match state records.
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“Institute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/institute. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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