desks

plural of desk
as in offices
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the city desk of a prominent newspaper

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Recent Examples of desks Source vintage lamps and pendants to banish builder-grade light fixtures and furnish your home with character-rich desks and tables. Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 30 July 2026 Workstations are no longer tied to desks and offices, but are mobile and constantly traveling from homes and offices to co-working spaces and airports. Shawn Chang, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Thanks to measures such as cross ventilation, window blinds, and—most important—air-conditioning, employees can remain cool at their desks even when outside temperatures are scorching. Oliver Balch, Fortune, 27 July 2026 Among other changes, the district is bringing in iPad carts to store devices away from students’ desks when students aren’t using them. Julianna Mejia july 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 Its Focus Pro 35K optical sensor tracks seamlessly across almost any surface, including glass dorm desks. Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026 In the offices above the garage, employees work in slippers at spotless desks — a mandate inspired by Japanese culture that Younis picked up while working for Bosch in Japan. Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 July 2026 Weight capacity Most standing desks can easily accommodate the weight of a computer and a keyboard. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 July 2026 Wall Street trading desks use algorithms to scan for specific signals and execute trades automatically. John Towfighi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for desks
Noun
  • The eligibility bar hasn't moved—this remains the province of accredited investors, qualified purchasers, and family offices, same as before.
    Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Some offices stationed outside the capital are forced to spend the night sleeping in subpar police stations and sleep on bare floors before heading out on operations the next day.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • There is not a statewide budget allocation for the service, and individual departments would have to foot the bill.
    Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • Kansas City and Independence’s health departments have not responded to inquiries as of Wednesday.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • Georgia still has ample budget reserves and a growing economy, prompting credit rating agencies to give the state their top scores.
    David Wickert, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • Advertisers who have treated those as different budgets, different agencies and different measurement systems may find the distinction harder to maintain.
    Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • Register fraud alerts with Experian, Equifax and TransUnion, the three main credit reporting bureaus.
    Brian Sloan,Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • With each emergency, laws were enacted, bureaus created, budgets enlarged, and civil liberties restricted.
    Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Aviata at Bradenton Villas provides 24-hour, long-term care services for people with medical conditions, including Alzheimer’s and dementia, according to the facility’s website.
    Ryan Ballogg July 27, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
  • Matthew Ryan, head of market strategy at global financial services firm Ebury, said the durability of the new levies risks a more lasting structural pressure point for markets.
    Hugh Leask, CNBC, 27 July 2026

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“Desks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desks. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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