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
Wimberly Interiors updated the accommodations with sculptural stone desks, marble that feels quarried for each room and soft coastal neutrals inspired by the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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David Hochman, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Hospital reception desks at midmorning.
—Dwight Earl Williams, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
Current and former students, for example, recall a number of desks being empty for several days after Parker died.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
Check-in is easy, with two desks working simultaneously to register guests and attentive staff to take your luggage off your hands and replace it with a fizzy, fruity welcome drink.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Rowbottom and Lindsey work side by side from adjoining desks in their lofted home office, a French bulldog named Jammy snoring between them.
—Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The fumes from the Agripost landfill near the Skyway Elementary School were so bad that the children couldn’t go outside for gym class and their desks were covered in mold.
—Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
Before Clark is a threatening stack of chairs, desks, sofas, almost like the unconscious of the showroom itself has assembled some mocking shrine to the empire of failure that Clark’s life has become.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
Teens and adults can pick up their Level 1, 2 and 3 prizes at the Adult and Teen Services desks throughout the summer.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
David Hochman, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Hospital reception desks at midmorning.
—Dwight Earl Williams, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
Current and former students, for example, recall a number of desks being empty for several days after Parker died.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
Check-in is easy, with two desks working simultaneously to register guests and attentive staff to take your luggage off your hands and replace it with a fizzy, fruity welcome drink.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Rowbottom and Lindsey work side by side from adjoining desks in their lofted home office, a French bulldog named Jammy snoring between them.
—Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The fumes from the Agripost landfill near the Skyway Elementary School were so bad that the children couldn’t go outside for gym class and their desks were covered in mold.
—Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
Before Clark is a threatening stack of chairs, desks, sofas, almost like the unconscious of the showroom itself has assembled some mocking shrine to the empire of failure that Clark’s life has become.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
Teens and adults can pick up their Level 1, 2 and 3 prizes at the Adult and Teen Services desks throughout the summer.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for desks
Noun
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California is one of 14 states that allow ballots that don’t arrive at local election offices until after Election Day to still be counted as long as they’re postmarked by Election Day.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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Our real estate data comes from public records that have been registered and digitized by local county offices.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Palm Beach County as a whole could lose about $324 million in 2028, which would cut right into the $609 million budget used for 30 departments.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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Emergency physicians do not control inpatient staffing, discharge bottlenecks, rehabilitation placement delays, or bed availability, yet emergency departments absorb the consequences when hospitals operate beyond capacity.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Variations in measurements by different agencies are common in the immediate aftermath of an earthquake.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The models have shown themselves adept at finding security flaws in software, creating concerns that adversaries could use them to launch cyberattacks on government agencies, banks and critical infrastructure.—
Cat Zakrzewski The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2026
Noun
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The credit bureaus have said that many recent complaints are illegitimate, including a large volume filed by third-party credit repair organizations that charge customers to challenge negative information on their reports.—
Joel Jacobs,
ProPublica,
4 May 2026
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Groups such as the National Agricultural Association, the American Farm Bureau Federation and 12 state farm bureaus have backed Monsanto’s petition to the Supreme Court.—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Attendance is free, although there are passes available for purchase with premium services.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Los Angeles County’s Measure ER, a half-percentage-point sales tax aimed to plug the gap in healthcare services funding, has maintained a slight lead, according to election returns released on Tuesday, June 9.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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“Desks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desks. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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