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
Unless Congress acts, American fliers are once again left to fend for themselves—refreshing apps, queuing at customer-service desks, and hoping their next flight takes off on time.
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AFAR Media, 5 Sep. 2025
Twenty-one years after Swartz’s brother drowned, the author received a strange package in the mail to his desk at the 32nd Street Naval Station in San Diego.
—Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Think actual plants, yes, but also organically shaped accent pieces that channel the outdoors, desk organizers in various shades of green, and even desktop fountains (of the non-tacky variety) for finding zen amidst all the meetings that could’ve just been emails.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Candy is portable and easy to keep in your car, desk, or bag.
—Brittany Poulson, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
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AFAR Media, 5 Sep. 2025
Twenty-one years after Swartz’s brother drowned, the author received a strange package in the mail to his desk at the 32nd Street Naval Station in San Diego.
—Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Think actual plants, yes, but also organically shaped accent pieces that channel the outdoors, desk organizers in various shades of green, and even desktop fountains (of the non-tacky variety) for finding zen amidst all the meetings that could’ve just been emails.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Candy is portable and easy to keep in your car, desk, or bag.
—Brittany Poulson, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desk
Noun
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Schiff, according to his office, navigated the two mortgages in consultation with a House lawyer.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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According to the secretary of state's office, Achor defeated Mayes, then Green, by a margin of 7,226 (56%) to 5,752 (44%) in the 2024 general election.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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By July, the department walked back its need for a large-scale reduction in force.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Renaming the department would likely require an act of Congress.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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How do these different agencies work together?—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Congress had enacted byzantine eligibility requirements for disability and Supplemental Security Income benefits, forcing the agency to expend huge amounts of time and money running those programs.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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That has included Biden-era rule-making, including provisions related to overdraft fees—one of the bureau’s landmark reforms of the past few years.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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The House Oversight Committee had been seeking his testimony into the bureau’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, but that request has now been withdrawn.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Desk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desk. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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