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
Goldman was known for its trading prowess, a reputation forged in periods of dislocation when its desks generated outsized gains.
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Hugh Son, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Even the stone walls, leather chairs and wooden desks are all by regional artisans and stone masons.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
Wood desks have replaced green metal mainframes, and the ashtrays and rotary phones are gone.
—Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Instead of the Social Security Board, the War Department moved into the building, which got so crowded that desks filled the corridor where Shahn was painting.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Empty desks became more common and virtual learning took hold for hundreds.
—Jennifer Mayerle, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The desks of the New York Public Library’s main branch, on Fifth Avenue, are five and a half feet apart.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
People filled the seats, the aisles, sat on tables and desks, lined up double against the wall so everybody could get inside.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Students arrived for class on a recent analog day to find typewriters at the desks, some with German and some QWERTY keyboards.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
Hugh Son, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Even the stone walls, leather chairs and wooden desks are all by regional artisans and stone masons.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
Wood desks have replaced green metal mainframes, and the ashtrays and rotary phones are gone.
—Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Instead of the Social Security Board, the War Department moved into the building, which got so crowded that desks filled the corridor where Shahn was painting.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Empty desks became more common and virtual learning took hold for hundreds.
—Jennifer Mayerle, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The desks of the New York Public Library’s main branch, on Fifth Avenue, are five and a half feet apart.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
People filled the seats, the aisles, sat on tables and desks, lined up double against the wall so everybody could get inside.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Students arrived for class on a recent analog day to find typewriters at the desks, some with German and some QWERTY keyboards.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for desks
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More than 100 protesters were met outside of the Capitol hallway that leads to the offices of Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul by police officers who handed out constituent contact forms for Wisconsin residents to complete.—
Scott Bauer,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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This ticket must be cashed at one of the Florida Lottery district offices or the main office in Tallahassee.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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This story is republished via CT Community News, a service of the Connecticut Student Journalism Collaborative, an organization sponsored by journalism departments at college and university campuses across the state.—
Mikayla Bunnell,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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On March 24, the Board of Supervisors, led by Supervisor Margaret Abe Koga with support and input from our county’s labor unions, ordered a comprehensive study on AI use across county departments, to set guidelines so future technology solutions improve jobs instead of replacing them.—
Maria Noel Fernandez,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Critics in the House Freedom Caucus argued against the bill on the grounds that government should not mandate how agencies spend their budgets.—
Julian Baron,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Apr. 2026
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And by the way, there’s a humanitarian component here as well in terms of fertilizer, food, and other aid agencies that need that open for the ongoing crises in Africa.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2026
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Because lenders don’t always report to all three bureaus, fraudulent accounts may appear on only one report.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 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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The deal comes as technology companies ramp up spending on AI infrastructure and digital transformation, with Samsung SDS positioning itself to capture surging demand for artificial intelligence services.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Google desktop app for Windows is available worldwide in English and works similarly to Spotlight on macOS, offering a system-wide search that pulls in results from other services alongside Google's own tools.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Desks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desks. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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