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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
Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Some would like to see fewer institutes, while others believe there should be term limits for directors.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025
Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
The hierarchical culture of those senior leaders instituted a cover-up and exposed a tremendous lack of transparency and trust within the NEAS corporate culture.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The European Commission and a group of Germany’s leading economic institutes had both independently forecast a 0.1% dip in the German GDP in 2024.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Some would like to see fewer institutes, while others believe there should be term limits for directors.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
On Monday, Trump signed a sweeping executive order targeting transgender rights and rolled back LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections instituted by the Biden administration.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
The hierarchical culture of those senior leaders instituted a cover-up and exposed a tremendous lack of transparency and trust within the NEAS corporate culture.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for institute
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Three different streaming outlets — Max, Netflix and Paramount+ — were among the top winners at the duPont-Columbia Awards, some of the top honors accorded each year to audio and video reporting done in the public interest, while some of the usual news organizations named each year were not.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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Also planned is the creation of a Video News Editorial organization to coordinate video across all platforms, including digital and linear TV.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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This is a moment for neighbors, communities, and institutions to come together.—
John Hope Bryant,
TIME,
18 Jan. 2025
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Survivors have to piece together temporary housing and rebuilding plans while dealing with the loss of schools, places of worship and other community institutions.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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Armored vehicles and National Guard personnel block the entrances to still-smoldering neighborhoods, some pioneered decades ago by Black residents redlined out of areas nearby.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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The venue and Tao Group’s Tao Beach at The Venetian pioneered the Las Vegas day club scene.—
Melinda Sheckells,
Variety,
16 Jan. 2025
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After the Madison shooting, a separate social media user noted their association and tweeted at the FBI, accusing Henderson and others of having prior warning.—
Phoebe Petrovic,
ProPublica,
25 Jan. 2025
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Now, with the LLCs owning at least half of the units but lacking the 80% threshold required under state law to terminate the condo association and control the property, holdout owners are playing hardball.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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The new tranche of money from Google into Anthropic adds to a total investment of $8 billion from Amazon, the ecommerce group’s largest-ever venture investment, announced over the past 18 months.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
22 Jan. 2025
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In almost every case, the nation’s leaders have accepted in full the group’s advice on who should get vaccines and when.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2025
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The 23-year-old established himself among Europe’s leading attackers during his time at Napoli.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Corporations and unions may establish a political action committee (PAC) for express advocacy or electioneering communications purposes.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Jan. 2025
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Those rights holders include record labels, publishers, independent distributors, performance rights organizations and collecting societies.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
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Emerging, re-emerging, and evolving pathogens continue to threaten society.—
Juan Manuel Santos,
TIME,
28 Jan. 2025
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Connecticut’s robust public higher education system, thriving local economy, plentiful local talent, and successful public-private partnerships provide an ideal foundation for implementing AI programs like the Connecticut Online AI Academy.—
Lisa Gevelber,
Hartford Courant,
28 Jan. 2025
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This waterproof foundation is guaranteed to stay put for a solid 12 hours.—
Angela Trakoshis,
Allure,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Institute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/institute. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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