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
That means public institutions that fire workers for comments in their personal capacity may be violating their constitutional rights, experts told IndyStar.
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 17 Sep. 2025
That, in turn, impacts the rates these institutions charge for credit cards, loans and other financial products.
—Ryley Amond,dan Avery, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
In June 2025, HIC achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first medical center in Colombia and all of South America to join the Mayo Clinic Care Network, composed of institutions rigorously selected for their excellence.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Numerous American institutions followed suit with policies prohibiting student access from campus networks.
—Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
As evidence of the federal government’s use of withholding research funds to pressure academic institutions, the complaint pointed to Columbia’s settlement, which cost the New York university $200 million.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
George Soros’s Open Society Foundations and the Ford Foundation are two institutions under scrutiny.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
The data set is hosted on a website of the European research institutions that created it.
—The Atlantic, 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
Cate Charron, IndyStar, 17 Sep. 2025
That, in turn, impacts the rates these institutions charge for credit cards, loans and other financial products.
—Ryley Amond,dan Avery, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
In June 2025, HIC achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first medical center in Colombia and all of South America to join the Mayo Clinic Care Network, composed of institutions rigorously selected for their excellence.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Numerous American institutions followed suit with policies prohibiting student access from campus networks.
—Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
As evidence of the federal government’s use of withholding research funds to pressure academic institutions, the complaint pointed to Columbia’s settlement, which cost the New York university $200 million.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
George Soros’s Open Society Foundations and the Ford Foundation are two institutions under scrutiny.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
The data set is hosted on a website of the European research institutions that created it.
—The Atlantic, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for institutions
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In China, for one striking example, many individual scholars and academic institutes have pursued extensive and fascinating projects in the field.—
Josh Lambert,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Sep. 2025
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Furnas sees hope in the Senate’s July move to clap back at the president’s proposal to cut the NIH budget by 40%, instead proposing an increase in funding to the institutes by $400 million.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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Hip geometric light fixtures illuminate the tables from above, while the liquids contained in the extensive bottle collection behind the bar glow with ethereal uplighting.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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His team have the immediate fixtures to succeed, facing Sunderland and West Ham next.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Experts who regularly advise the committee, and representatives from powerful organizations such as the American Medical Association, pushed back hard against such statements.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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The news organizations reported that the vehicle is registered under d4vd's name.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Within Turning Point’s organizational structure, there are also several interconnected nonprofit groups, political action committees, and a for-profit merchandise company, none of which are required to publicly report their finances.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Rebuilding the military and police while containing armed groups.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility Families, communities, and societies bear the deepest loss when mothers do not survive childbirth.—
Shelley Stewart III,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Studying history led Malthus to conclude that societies moved not in an ever-ascending line of progress but in cycles of expansion and decline.—
Roy Scranton,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Sep. 2025
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While current makeup trends have skewed more dewy than matte, the best powder foundations still have a place in everyday makeup routines thanks to their fail-proof application—just pat on, and go!—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
15 Sep. 2025
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Right now, as City attempt to establish their defensive foundations, Khusanov’s high-stakes defending is, oddly, their most reliable solution to a problem position.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Studies have found associations between exposure to some herbicides and pesticides and cancer, hormone disruption, and other acute and chronic health conditions.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Their social credit system tracks citizens across every domain — financial transactions, social media, personal associations.—
Tanner H. Jones,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Shelton said that while sexualized hazing is commonly associated with college organizations like fraternities, it is also frequently observed in high school sports.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
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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“Institutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/institutions. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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