institutions

NOUN

organization, usually educational

Synonyms

WEAK

academy association asylum business clinic college company conservatory establishment fixture foundation guild hospital orphanage school seminar seminary society system think tank university

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

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institutions

Chan School of Public Health, George Washington University and other institutions, analyzed dozens of studies looking at the impact of coffee and caffeine on heart health.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

As Illuminate Fellow at QUB's School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, he and the team are leading studies involving multiple institutions around the world, using O'Connor's affordable 3D-printed cell.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Legal experts say oversight varies widely across India because religious institutions operate under multiple laws and tax systems.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

Violence is shaped by social norms, power dynamics and the behaviors that institutions reward, tolerate or condemn.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Their religion, their institutions, all of the things that shaped their culture came from Afrikaners.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah