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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
In the meantime, the overall design could also be applied to help treat regenerative issues in organs and wounds.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 June 2026
Ultimately, his organs failed, but his daughter Hana Ali said his heart continued to beat for 30 more minutes until his death.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Fewer than 150 people in the United States have donated multiple organs, and Anh would soon be one of them.
—Gabriel Schnickel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
By the time a patient experiences signs, such as jaundice – a yellowing of the skin – or abdominal pain, the cancer has often already spread to other organs.
—Christopher Lieu, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 June 2026
Ultimately, his organs failed, but his daughter Hana Ali said his heart continued to beat for 30 more minutes until his death.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Fewer than 150 people in the United States have donated multiple organs, and Anh would soon be one of them.
—Gabriel Schnickel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
By the time a patient experiences signs, such as jaundice – a yellowing of the skin – or abdominal pain, the cancer has often already spread to other organs.
—Christopher Lieu, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for organ
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In 2021, Google funded a lawsuit filed by a town in Oregon fighting a local newspaper to avoid disclosing how much water the tech giant would use for an expansion of its existing data center.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
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At the time of the custody battle, Bronstein had enjoyed top editor positions at the San Francisco Examiner, the Chronicle and Hearst Newspapers after the two newspapers merged in 2000.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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La Familia members typically bang drums and sing their hearts out from opening to closing whistle but decided to stay quiet and brought no flags or instruments to the stadium.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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The instrument is mounted on the Gemini North telescope, which is located on Maunakea, a dormant volcano in Hawaii.—
Avni Trivedi,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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The center’s resources—all free—include more than a million books and periodicals, with 400 terminals and 75 staff members available to help dig through them.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Galaxy, Analog, and Amazing Stories, those three periodicals – and our bathroom was piled high.—
Ben Mankiewicz,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Issued by the Wyoming Stable Token Commission, a state instrumentality created under the Wyoming Stable Token Act (2023), FRNT is fully reserved and managed in partnership with Franklin Templeton.—
Jason Brett,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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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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Now, a study published Thursday in the journal Science suggests that bumblebees possess insight.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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More than two months after the Eaton and Palisades fires were extinguished, researchers from UCLA and UC Davis detected elevated levels of hexavalent chromium — a potent carcinogen — in the burn areas, the paper in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment says.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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He was indicted on three counts -- destruction of property by means of fire, arson affecting property used in interstate commerce and timber set afire.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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Adding a healthy twist to the magical premise, powers in Dragon Striker are meant to be employed for athletic means.—
Allison McClain Merrill,
Parents,
8 June 2026
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The unique red rock buttes often show up in movies, calendars and magazines.—
Staff,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2026
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The real payoff is in watching Jackie, along with the actress playing her, slowly molt out of brand protection mode, and the always likable Goldstein is content to accept his role as a mere agent of that change.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
4 June 2026
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Epstein told them to wait, walked over to the agents himself, and returned ten minutes later.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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“Organ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organ. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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