Showing Results for "institutions"

institutions

NOUN

organization, usually educational

Synonyms

WEAK

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NOUN

organization

Synonyms

STRONGEST

academy association business clinic company establishment foundation hospital institute school society system university

STRONG

asylum college conservatory fixture guild orphanage seminar seminary

Example Sentences

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The statement added that Tate Britain's Hockney exhibition in 2017 was its most visited in the institution's history.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Juda also defended a move to tighten parliamentary oversight over the central bank, insisting the institution's independence was "non-negotiable".

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The legal issues allow Powell to avoid the bigger question — “Do I have to stay to protect the institution’s independence?”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

With four sympathetic votes, Wilcox said, the board could take dramatic steps to dismantle the institution’s traditional structure, potentially including attempts to remove regional reserve bank presidents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Caltech president Robert Millikan suppressed his institution’s feelings of rivalry with Berkeley to compliment Lawrence on his “altogether extraordinary” discoveries.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik