Thesaurus results for DESKS

desks

noun

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 At Menlo Ventures, a venture capital firm in San Francisco and early investor in Anthropic, has equipped four desks with microphones for dictation. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 Mold was found growing on teaching supplies, desks, furniture and library books, among other things, in the special education school, and all the items had to be thrown out. — Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 The store also has some chairs and desks, book cases, storage cabinets and other office furniture left in stock. — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026 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 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

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Noun

In the neighborhood, which is actually the oldest part of Prague, there are mostly residential buildings, embassies, and local offices.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
The administration let go scores of federal workers who supported the program and closed half of its regional offices.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of offices

Noun

The county executive’s chartered responsibilities include overseeing the county’s municipal departments, correcting errors in tax assessments, executing certain contracts, upholding the county charter and representing the county in general.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Early Tuesday morning, the volcano spewed lava that reached a height of about 300 meters (984 feet), triggering red alerts, evacuations, a highway’s closure, and the suspension of classes in three departments.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of departments

Noun

Wednesday night, about 75 agencies from police to community groups, the mayor's office and district attorney's office came together for the One Downtown Task Force's public safety working session.

— Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Frank Yiannas, a former FDA deputy commissioner for food policy and response, said that the scale of the outbreak should be an alarm bell for America’s food industry and government agencies.

— Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of agencies

Noun

Businesses that build responsibility into their AI systems can earn the confidence needed to innovate faster, deploy AI in more valuable areas and create products and services that customers are willing to embrace.

— Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
David is a design leader, teacher, and strategist with deep expertise in creating new products, services, and training solutions.

— Big Think, Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026

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