companies 1 of 2

noun

plural of company
1
as in troupes
an organized group of stage performers a city that is fortunate enough to have two thriving opera companies

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2
as in teams
a group of people working together on a task a company of carpenters constructed the frame of the house in no time

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as in firms
a commercial or industrial activity or organization she works for a construction company

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companies

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verb

present tense third-person singular of company
1
as in associates
to come or be together as friends in her sermon the minister noted that Jesus had companied with the least privileged and most disadvantaged members of society

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as in accompanies
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship may the Good Lord company you on your journey home

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Recent Examples of companies
Noun
From candy makers to bakers and wedding favor brands, people and companies around the world appear to be capitalizing on what could be the biggest wedding of the era. — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026 In some cases, like in Elk River, local utility companies are predicting positive impacts on utility rates thanks to data centers paying larger bills for services. — Conor Wight, CBS News, 27 June 2026 General Catalyst, one of Silicon Valley’s larger venture firms, has built an entire strategy around buying labour-heavy service companies and rewiring them with AI before selling them on. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 One of the options presented must be placing a premium on companies with at least 250 employees, who don’t offer health coverage, to offset the cost to taxpayers for having their workers enrolled in Medi-Cal, according to the deal. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2026 Prosecutors allege Eidleh, along with other members of the scheme, solicited and received bribes and kickbacks from individuals and companies seeking approval to operate fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program sites. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026 Super Nintendo by Keza MacDonald How did a 19th-century Japanese playing-card manufacturer become one of the most influential companies in the entertainment world, asks Stephen Bush in the FT. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 4 July 2026
Verb
French sister companies The Jokers Films and Logical Pictures International (LPI) have boarded Michel Gondry‘s upcoming film Little Fears. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for companies
  1. troupes
  2. teams
  3. firms
  4. associates
  5. accompanies
  6. troops
  7. crews
  8. enterprises
Noun
  • American patriotism; native, Spanish and Mexican roots On a Sunday afternoon in early May, troupes of dancers in San Elizario, Texas, turned the town plaza into a stage for a reenactment of 500 years of borderlands history.
    — Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • Throngs of people gather to watch troupes perform ballet over the hum of violin strings, twirl to Hindi music in traditional Indian dress, and even stomp to heavy metal.
    — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026
Definition of troupes
Noun
  • The Mets, being one of the worst offensive teams in baseball, don’t often come back from large deficits.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
  • Among their polyglot ranks are search-and-rescue specialists, doctors, canine teams and structural engineers.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of teams
Noun
  • The two findings can both be true, Kharazian said, because the Stanford study was broader and didn’t focus just on the firms that use AI.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • So Well Self-storage, plumbing and heating outfits, dental and veterinary clinics, insurance brokers, car dealerships, debt collectors, the firms that manage your block of flats.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of firms
Verb
  • The two-time Oscar winner, who was born in Concord and grew up in the East Bay, associates that sign with some of his favorite Bay Area childhood memories.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
  • The third vessel, for example, contains circular discs symbolizing water, which Chan associates with rebirth.
    — Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Definition of associates
Verb
  • This reflection accompanies the release of Couture, a new film directed by Alice Winocour, in which Jolie stars as Maxine Walker, an American filmmaker who is diagnosed with breast cancer while in Paris on business.
    — Monica Coviello, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
  • The buzz that accompanies the reunion of a great band doesn’t last forever – think of that other influential Massachusetts alt-rock institution that came back in the mid-2000s, Pixies, and how that initial excitement has dwindled with each successive post-reunion album.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 23 June 2026
Definition of accompanies
Noun
  • Currently, more than 4,000 National Guard troops remain deployed in the District.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • There are construction cranes, National Guard troops, and portable restrooms everywhere.
    — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Definition of troops
Noun
  • Construction crews worked through the night to stabilize a Manhattan high-rise after structural columns buckled on the 21st floor Tuesday morning, raising fears of a partial collapse.
    — Kelly McCleary, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • The department said the response to the fire included fire crews, heavy equipment and water-dropping aircraft.
    — Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of crews
Noun
  • And as part of those partnerships, the labs often do have a lot more access to information about how those enterprises are using the models.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 July 2026
  • Collaborations like Dell Technologies and NVIDIA help enterprises align compute, networking and data infrastructure in ways that support more scalable, efficient AI deployment.
    — Alison Biers, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of enterprises

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