as in office
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the city desk of a prominent newspaper
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Recent Examples of desk
If a colleague drops a project on your desk, ask for a deadline and confirm what success looks like before accepting.
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
Trump on Tuesday night is set to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, which Barclays' trading desk said may include an ultimatum to Iran.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
Seventeen years later, a lighter iteration called the Moroccanoil Treatment Mist landed on my desk—and the timing couldn’t have been better.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 20 Feb. 2026
Carolyn Hax started her Washington Post advice column in 1997, after five years on the Style desk and none as a therapist.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2026
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
Trump on Tuesday night is set to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, which Barclays' trading desk said may include an ultimatum to Iran.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
Seventeen years later, a lighter iteration called the Moroccanoil Treatment Mist landed on my desk—and the timing couldn’t have been better.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 20 Feb. 2026
Carolyn Hax started her Washington Post advice column in 1997, after five years on the Style desk and none as a therapist.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desk
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Our real estate data comes from public records that have been registered and digitized by local county offices.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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According to Elo-Rivera’s office, the single largest concentration of unoccupied homes is in downtown San Diego, with 792, followed closely behind by La Jolla, with 751.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Fish and Wildlife spokesperson Cort Klopping said a department biologist headed to the area of the Verdugo Mountains where the attack occurred to investigate and spoke with McVay.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Hartman said the department is in touch with local and state crews regarding the wildfires, who will give them a 24-hour notice if an evacuation at Alligator Alcatraz becomes necessary.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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The agency – while still enlarging its footprint across the country – may adopt more targeted, less public tactics going forward, according to reporting by CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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It is made available to other agencies as needed about 200 days out of the year, usually for a fee to cover the cost of operations.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Patel flew to Milan for the last few days of the Olympics on Thursday, reportedly taking the bureau’s jet for the trip.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Feb. 2026
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According to the census bureau, nearly 10 percent of your labor force are immigrants.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Desk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desk. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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