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
Suddenly, the desks in the press box high atop Wrigley Field started to shake along with the noise.
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Most of the desks would be open at six.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
When reporters complained to Hegseth’s office about the move, officials removed four additional news outlets, including The Hill, from their desks.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 28 Sep. 2025
Typical seats were replaced with moveable chairs and desks that were suitable but also atypical to Major League setups.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, while standing desks offer an alternative to prolonged sitting, they shouldn’t be seen as a complete solution.
—Jack McNamara, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Thankfully, Amazon's Big Deal Days has a number of early discounts on desks, desk chairs, file storage, and even stylish task lamps.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2025
One section houses desks and cubicles where agents handle casework and conduct check-in appointments for immigrants navigating legal proceedings.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Eat-in kitchens and islands now serve double duty as breakfast stations, homework desks, or evening cocktail spots.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Most of the desks would be open at six.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
When reporters complained to Hegseth’s office about the move, officials removed four additional news outlets, including The Hill, from their desks.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 28 Sep. 2025
Typical seats were replaced with moveable chairs and desks that were suitable but also atypical to Major League setups.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, while standing desks offer an alternative to prolonged sitting, they shouldn’t be seen as a complete solution.
—Jack McNamara, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Thankfully, Amazon's Big Deal Days has a number of early discounts on desks, desk chairs, file storage, and even stylish task lamps.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2025
One section houses desks and cubicles where agents handle casework and conduct check-in appointments for immigrants navigating legal proceedings.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Eat-in kitchens and islands now serve double duty as breakfast stations, homework desks, or evening cocktail spots.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for desks
Noun
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The technology can power urban environments, hospitals, remote farms/communities, mining/construction sites, factories, high rises, and offices.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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Amazon Amazon is launching prescription drug kiosks at some One Medical offices in Los Angeles, the company announced Wednesday, in a move that could disrupt brick-and-mortar pharmacy businesses.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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The budget pressures departments to have state employees return to their offices instead of working at home as many have done since the 2020 pandemic.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Now, three days into the federal government showdown, California departments are also using their homepages to cast blame.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Gaza is decimated In Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry says more than 66,000 people have been killed − about half of them women and children − and humanitarian agencies now warn of famine.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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In November, researchers will head to the remote island of Nikumaroro, which is halfway between Australia and Hawaii, according to a joint press release from the two agencies.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Over time, the credit bureaus have become a little more transparent, and countless services and information outlets have worked to crack and share the code.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Some services only report on-time, in-full rent payments to credit bureaus, while others might also report late payments, experts say.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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However, if an employee purchases eligible health care items or services during furlough, they can’t be reimbursed from a flexible spending account until the worker returns to pay status and payroll deductions can be made.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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No emergency services were reported to have been used to transport the ill on Thursday.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Desks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desks. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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