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
Treats will be at service desks with signs.
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Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
It’s often been hard to tell a shutdown is happening with so many staffers remaining at their desks.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Its four rooms are large and modern, with comfortable reading chairs, long desks for a little remote work, and spacious marble bathrooms.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 27 Oct. 2025
Content creators and designers alike are using it as the base for side tables, desks, shelving, storage, and even lighting.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
Ironically, Amazon’s more rigid rules have actually caused that company briefly to run short of desks.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
On the floor under one of the desks lies Nyx, a 2-year-old yellow lab who is trained to detect electronic-storage devices when the team goes to make an arrest.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Some sell-side desks arguing that the brief scare over China trade re-escalation and a few credit stress points rebuilt a wall of worry.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
The kids eat lunch (provided by the school) at their desks because there is no room for a cafeteria.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
It’s often been hard to tell a shutdown is happening with so many staffers remaining at their desks.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Its four rooms are large and modern, with comfortable reading chairs, long desks for a little remote work, and spacious marble bathrooms.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 27 Oct. 2025
Content creators and designers alike are using it as the base for side tables, desks, shelving, storage, and even lighting.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
Ironically, Amazon’s more rigid rules have actually caused that company briefly to run short of desks.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
On the floor under one of the desks lies Nyx, a 2-year-old yellow lab who is trained to detect electronic-storage devices when the team goes to make an arrest.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Some sell-side desks arguing that the brief scare over China trade re-escalation and a few credit stress points rebuilt a wall of worry.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
The kids eat lunch (provided by the school) at their desks because there is no room for a cafeteria.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for desks
Noun
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Besides government offices, many areas had been severely damaged by disrepair, and fires – easy to occur since most buildings were wooden structures.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Many global companies are now hiring or relocating leadership roles to their GCC offices in India.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The nonprofit foundation, Spirit of Children, brings Halloween to kids in hospitals across the country and also raises funds for the facilities’ child life departments.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Chapter Two resets everything back to the start of the day to show more departments.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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State agencies are responsible for operating these programs with support from the federal Department of Agriculture.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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Congress failed to pass a budget or temporary funding measure before the federal fiscal year ended on October 1, forcing many federal agencies to cease all non-mandatory operations.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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So, for the married couple, that amounts to three bureaus at $33 each for two borrowers costs $198.—
Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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Freeze your credit and place a fraud alert with all three credit bureaus to warn companies about any new credit requests made in your name.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Various agencies including the State Department have also paused disbursing funding for critical services for other refugees, such as the home, job and school assistance the Afrikaners are poised to receive.—
NPR,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
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Private and shared services are available.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Desks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desks. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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