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
As if by hex, the room — or more accurately, the customer-service desk — went quiet.
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Nora Deligter, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2026
At 379 pieces, the desk-sized bust should take you an afternoon, at most, to put together.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The subjects had individual hour-long counseling sessions to figure out what tactics might work best in their lives, such as getting a standing desk, taking stairs instead of elevators, or going for light walks.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
Underscoring the gravity of the moment Wednesday, Democratic senators filled the chamber and sat at their desks as the voting got underway.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Nora Deligter, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2026
At 379 pieces, the desk-sized bust should take you an afternoon, at most, to put together.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The subjects had individual hour-long counseling sessions to figure out what tactics might work best in their lives, such as getting a standing desk, taking stairs instead of elevators, or going for light walks.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
Underscoring the gravity of the moment Wednesday, Democratic senators filled the chamber and sat at their desks as the voting got underway.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desk
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In his Wednesday interview, Gonzales alleged that when Santos-Aviles died, her widow reached out to the representative’s offices to ask about death benefits and retirement funds.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Mar. 2026
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The lot, however, is a congested warren of stages, offices, trailers and support facilities such as woodworking mills that date to the early 20th century.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Noem made the statement during a four-hour hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where lawmakers sharply criticized the department’s aggressive immigration enforcement.—
Mathew Miranda
Updated March 4,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Those who received their letters late Wednesday or Thursday could not legally drive to the department office to change their license.—
David Williams,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Israeli and American intelligence agencies — including the CIA — had been tracking Khamenei’s movements for months, waiting for the right moment to strike.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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ZettaJoule would build the ZJ0 reactor adjacent to the TEES Nuclear Engineering & Science Center in College Station where the agency already has two research reactors.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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By evening on Saturday, a producer in CNN’s bureau in Tel Aviv shared video of a projectile making landfall amid warning sirens.—
Gianluca Mezzofiore,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Historically, the bureau has coordinated requests for the power pole lights, but the loss of the position has made that work difficult, according to Hernandez’s motion.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Desk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desk. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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