1
as in newspaper
a publication that appears at regular intervals
that newspaper is intended as an organ for the whole university community
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as in instrument
something used to achieve an end
uses the business as an organ to fund a variety of political and social causes
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Recent Examples of organ
Fascia is a web-like network of connective tissue that weaves throughout the entire body, wrapping around every muscle, organ and nerve.
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Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 15 Apr. 2026
Misidentified organs The liver Shaknovsky removed was over 2,100 grams, measuring about 23 by 19 by 11 centimeters.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2026
Elliot did not act on her crush on the hot young doctor in the first episode but soon started dating a handsome pilot who transports donated organs.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
Patients with Hunter syndrome do not have this time to wait, as disease progression is an ongoing process that can lead to irreversible organ damage.
—Nathan Grant, STAT, 14 Apr. 2026
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Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 15 Apr. 2026
Misidentified organs The liver Shaknovsky removed was over 2,100 grams, measuring about 23 by 19 by 11 centimeters.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2026
Elliot did not act on her crush on the hot young doctor in the first episode but soon started dating a handsome pilot who transports donated organs.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
Patients with Hunter syndrome do not have this time to wait, as disease progression is an ongoing process that can lead to irreversible organ damage.
—Nathan Grant, STAT, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for organ
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Similar allegations against Roberts-Smith were found credible in a civil court case in 2023 when a judge rejected his claims that newspaper articles defamed him.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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City News Café only coincidentally happens to share the name of the City News Bureau, the legendary Chicago wire service that provided Chicago newspapers and later TV and radio stations with police and fire, courtroom, and local government news dispatches.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Fairlead Strategies or its affiliates may have positions in financial instruments mentioned, may have acquired such positions at prices no longer available, and may have interests different from or adverse to your interests or inconsistent with the advice herein.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
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The guitarist grind and shriek and gnarl as the rhythm section thunders away, with Winter’s voice often acting more as another instrument rather than the focal point.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, the agency is seeking price changes for first-class mail products, periodicals, marketing mail and package services.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Many colonial American newspaper editors, such as James Franklin and Benjamin Franklin, were deeply influenced by the essays Addison and Steele published in their periodicals, the Tatler and the Spectator.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Mar. 2026
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They are left wielding the tools of instrumentality: in-groups and cliques, buying effort through more money, coercive employment agreements and suits against whistleblowers.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Holding the weight of cotton’s influence on the world, and thus the instrumentality of Black labor, is painful, yet necessary work.—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
9 July 2025
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Its design was first published in the Chinese-language journal Mechanical Engineer in 2025 and attributed to researchers at the China Ship Scientific Research Center and the State Key Laboratory of Deep-sea Manned Vehicles.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2026
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Right after waking up, the leader meditates, journals, and zeroes in on the most critical task of the day.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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California is not unique, and housing is not the only means by which the older generations have effectively pulled up the ladder behind them.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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Which is fortunate for Musselman, given there will be less means to lure players from the portal.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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In a 2001 book on Vermeer, Anthony Bailey, a former staff writer for this magazine, tries to pin her down.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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His likeness, complete with robes and a halo, and sometimes holding an AR-15 or a box of bullets, could be found on T-shirts, prayer candles, gun magazines and other items.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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The center said throughout all of this, Rahman faced mistreatment, was mocked by federal agents for her disabilities and was denied medical care.—
Maria Lisignoli,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Heinecke hired an agent and participated in the Senior Bowl, Oklahoma's pro day and NFL scouting combine while trying to gain college eligibility.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Organ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organ. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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