Thesaurus results for INSTITUTION

institution

noun

ˌin(t)-stə-ˈtü-shən

Definition of institution

as in institute

a public organization with a particular purpose or function a charitable institution devoted to raising funds to feed the hungry

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as in fixture

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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as in organization

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 institution Technically, the court order from the Louisiana judge noted that a 'member institution' would have to enter his name into the database. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 California State University, East Bay is also a public institution enrolling roughly 13,000-15,000 students and is known for being one of the more ethnically diverse universities in the country. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 Not long ago, millions of people like them could have been segregated in institutions. — August 21, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026 Getty Images Surging long‑term Treasury yields are reshaping the banking landscape, rewarding institutions with stable deposits and short‑duration assets while exposing those with fixed‑rate books and fragile funding. — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for institution

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One place to start is asking what specific employee data your organization collects, said Aiha Nguyen, director of the Labor Futures Initiative at Data & Society, a nonprofit institute studying the impacts of technology.

— Cathy Bussewitz, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Oeko-Tex operates a global certification system through 17 independent textile and leather testing institutes in Europe and Japan.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of institute

Noun

The club will pay tribute to Quevin on Sunday, with a period of applause in the 25th minute of the fixture against Burnley.

— Gregg Evans, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Povich has become such an enduring pop culture fixture that he was asked to spoof himself before a late-night audience of millions, but handed off the honor to a beloved Saturday Night Live alum.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of fixture

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Only if the issue is not corrected within that timeframe will the organization be administratively dissolved.

— Megan De Mar, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Cush addressed the allegations at Monday’s board meeting, saying the district has no contracts with the Alive Center and the board members have not benefited from their involvement with both organizations.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of organization

Noun

For all the chatter about the Georgia wide receiver position this month, Kirby Smart notes that success for that group can’t be self-made.

— Connor Riley, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Leo July 23 – August 22 The fun plan in the group chat may need a little more flexibility today.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of group

Noun

British universities have been working to hire more academics from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds so that their faculties better reflect the broader society.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Women heavily lead or outnumber men in high-engagement categories like true crime, relationships, self-improvement, and society-and-culture.

— Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of society

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To that end, Jurin is building its own highly efficient, domain-specific foundation model—much of the frontier capability at a fraction of the compute cost, for customers who cannot, or will not, depend on a model owned in Washington or Beijing.

— Jurin AI Contributor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Their foundation of Leo Carlsson, Cutter Gauthier and Beckett Sennecke gives them legit top-of-the-lineup forwards with premium offensive traits.

— Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of foundation

Noun

There was also a strong association with weight before pregnancy.

— Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
In 1982, walking through a terminal at Newark International Airport in New Jersey, the Kissingers were accosted by Ellen Kaplan, a follower of Lyndon LaRouche, a cult leader with both Marxist and right-wing associations.

— Robert D. Mcfadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of association

Noun

Joseph has raised just $103,000, with $19,000 picked up in the first weeks of August as media reports have painted the former Republican Jolly as the Democratic establishment candidate against a progressive Joseph.

— CBS News, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
The levy applies at nearly every stage of a trust’s life, from establishment to profit distribution and wind-up.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026

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