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
Ultimate donation California, the most populous state, has one of the nation’s lowest organ donor registration percentages.
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
And Framingham has really been a leader all along in understanding the process of aging in every organ system in the body.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
According to state officials, deer and turkeys feeding in affected zones ingest the chemicals, resulting in detectable PFAS levels in their meat and organs that can pose a health risk if consumed.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Evidence shows that nitrates help relax and dilate blood vessels, increasing blood flow and oxygen to your heart, brain, and other organs and tissues.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2025
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
And Framingham has really been a leader all along in understanding the process of aging in every organ system in the body.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
According to state officials, deer and turkeys feeding in affected zones ingest the chemicals, resulting in detectable PFAS levels in their meat and organs that can pose a health risk if consumed.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Evidence shows that nitrates help relax and dilate blood vessels, increasing blood flow and oxygen to your heart, brain, and other organs and tissues.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for organ
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Formal inquiries began after complaints that personal information shared only in private realms was routinely exposed on the front pages of national newspapers, causing distress and compromising the safety of those targeted.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Organic mulches include straw, pine needles, wood chips and bark, shredded leaves, and layers of newspaper.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Designed for spinal and orthopedic procedures, Dynamis features a multi-arm architecture that mimics human bimanual workflows, allowing surgeons to position instruments with sub-millimeter accuracy.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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The other two instruments are really cool as well; they can both be used to dissect secrets of the cosmos, like the mystery of the universe's expansion rate (popularly called the Hubble Tension) and help with supernova modeling.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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From pamphlets to periodicals to local newspapers, the printed news created this country.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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This year’s Cartoons & Puzzles issue offers a glimpse into our playful periodical’s hundred-year history.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Dec. 2025
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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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The details of the team’s research were published in the journal Nature Communications.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Graham is the lead author of a study about the unprecedented phenomenon that published Tuesday in the journal Nature Astronomy.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Running out of battery mid-flight means missing entertainment and the chance to use apps that help manage nervousness or track turbulence.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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Manufacturers would also have to provide a means for first responders to access the car from outside when electric power is lost.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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The container had 18 rifles, five handguns, firearms magazines, over 36,000 rounds of ammunition and a silencer that had been shipped from Miami.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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People magazine featured comedian Heather Shaw's wedding to Kentucky attorney Lilly Jean Coiner at the 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Jan. 2026
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Good was seen in multiple videos reversing her Honda Pilot as ICE agents attempted to open her car door, then moving forward and to the right when the agent opened fire, first through the windshield and then twice through the vehicle's open window, killing the mother of three from Colorado.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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On he west side of 35W, agents formed a line along the Lake Street corridor.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Organ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organ. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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