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
Presidential budget requests rarely resemble the final budgets congressional appropriators send back to the president’s desk.
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Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
It’s now headed to Little’s desk for approval.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
When the site opened in 2013, The Evening Standard reported that workers were told not to leave food on desks and to keep work areas tidy amid mice sightings.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
Harry Truman People often cite the famous sign on Harry Truman's desk in the White House as a model of responsibility.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
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Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
It’s now headed to Little’s desk for approval.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
When the site opened in 2013, The Evening Standard reported that workers were told not to leave food on desks and to keep work areas tidy amid mice sightings.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
Harry Truman People often cite the famous sign on Harry Truman's desk in the White House as a model of responsibility.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desk
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The City Council’s Rules Committee endorsed Wednesday moving all four of those measures one step closer to the November ballot and having the city attorney’s office craft formal ballot language.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Clinton Wayne Harmon, 44, was convicted by a Williamson County jury and sentenced Friday, according to a news release from the district attorney's office issued Wednesday.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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Those in need of medical care should call their doctor, urgent care or emergency department before arriving to help limit additional exposures.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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In 2025, compliance checks dropped sharply to 369 after department leaders curtailed overtime spending amid a broader city budget crunch.—
Tony Plohetski,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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Noem's handling of two deadly shootings by federal agents during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis in January prompted criticism from Democrats and Republicans and kickstarted an impasse over funding for the agency that has persisted.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Most other agencies have moved online since the COVID pandemic, asking actors to submit material virtually; others only allow open intros once a week.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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The new bureau, which will handle only disaster and emergency aid, is part of a larger office that oversees all foreign assistance.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Tomkins began his career editing news summaries for Radio Free Europe’s foreign bureaus before joining Newsweek in 1957 as a foreign news editor.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Desk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desk. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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