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
The report exploded across trading desks and social media.
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Benzinga, Freep.com, 28 Feb. 2026
The Heritage, Legacy, and Presidential two-bedroom suites suit families or small groups, with private balconies, hammock seating, work desks, and space for up to six guests.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
Use filing cabinets or folders for paperwork, and try inserts and organizers to maintain structure in your kitchen drawers, desks and dressers.
—Claire Peltier, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
At the Capitol, there are two empty desks inside the building to honor their lives.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Videos captured panic at the Guadalajara airport, where travelers sprinted through terminals to take shelter behind desks.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
His students sometimes sat on air-conditioners because there weren’t enough desks.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
Research your rebooking options and alternative itineraries in advance, and take advantage of airlines' self-service tools to avoid long lines at airport agent desks or long hold times on the phone.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
The state approved a nearly $16 million funding for renovations, which included building temporary housing for staff, erecting recreation fencing to ensure that ICE detainees are separated from state prisoners, buying equipment and desks for ICE offices, and purchasing vans and buses.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
Benzinga, Freep.com, 28 Feb. 2026
The Heritage, Legacy, and Presidential two-bedroom suites suit families or small groups, with private balconies, hammock seating, work desks, and space for up to six guests.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
Use filing cabinets or folders for paperwork, and try inserts and organizers to maintain structure in your kitchen drawers, desks and dressers.
—Claire Peltier, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
At the Capitol, there are two empty desks inside the building to honor their lives.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Videos captured panic at the Guadalajara airport, where travelers sprinted through terminals to take shelter behind desks.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
His students sometimes sat on air-conditioners because there weren’t enough desks.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
Research your rebooking options and alternative itineraries in advance, and take advantage of airlines' self-service tools to avoid long lines at airport agent desks or long hold times on the phone.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
The state approved a nearly $16 million funding for renovations, which included building temporary housing for staff, erecting recreation fencing to ensure that ICE detainees are separated from state prisoners, buying equipment and desks for ICE offices, and purchasing vans and buses.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for desks
Noun
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Protesters also burned a police station and damaged a school and the offices of a local charity in Gilgit, according to officials.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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Most county-sheriff offices function much the way police departments do—investigating crimes, making arrests, and jailing people.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the theatrical space, that’ll likely mean the consolidation of marketing and distribution departments.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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Earlier this month, Prisma Health, a large health care system in South Carolina, implemented a new policy mandating masking for patients and visitors in emergency departments and in labor and delivery units.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Israeli and American intelligence agencies — including the CIA — had been tracking Khamenei’s movements for months, waiting for the right moment to strike.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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The contract, signed in January 2026, tasks BBK with advocating before Congress, the White House and federal agencies on behalf of the county to secure funding and action to address cross-border sewage flows that have fouled South Bay beaches and communities for decades.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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These moves to various bureaus and departments reflected attempts to curtail corruption, reduce the influence of the prohibitionists on staffing, and increase effectiveness.—
Richard F. Hamm,
The Conversation,
20 Feb. 2026
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The program is being tested in partnership with Esusu, a company that reports rent payments to credit bureaus to help consumers build credit.—
Ken Sweet,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Outages in apps and digital services in the United Arab Emirates are being reported following drone strikes on Amazon Web Services’ data centers in the country.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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Cárdenas’s priorities are public safety, economic development, infrastructure and health and human services.—
Rachel Royster
Updated March 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Desks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desks. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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