Thesaurus results for ORGAN

organ

noun

ˈȯr-gən

Definition of organ

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 her final act of service, Frank became an organ donor, continuing to help others even after her death, the sheriff's office said. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The miniature organs offer researchers a unique opportunity to simulate aging in a much shorter period of time to understand disease and develop treatments. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Some biological clocks actually went backward, suggesting that some organs and tissues were acting younger than when people started the study. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 Those delays matter, because untreated inflammation from autoimmune disease can cause lasting damage to organs and is linked to poorer quality of life and a shorter lifespan. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for organ

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Noun

This week, Baylor’s student newspaper reported that the school’s enrollment of 13,860 undergraduates is BU’s lowest in 12 years.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
As more magazines and newspapers and animation studios have gone out of business, more artists have turned to children’s publishing for work.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of newspaper

Noun

In recent years, business has also benefited from factors outside the company’s control, like a country music resurgence boosting the sale of acoustic guitars and Taylor Swift inspiring more young women to take up the instrument.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
And Rodrigues now studies exoplanets, making these instruments an important part of his life and his work.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of instrument

Noun

Declonius Peck, its beloved editor-in-chief, has gone to prison for embezzlement, and his evil twin, Salton, has assumed management of the family business, along with the 39 editors who curate the periodical.

— Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
When word spread that the Chief Librarian of the Army was paying a visit, soldiers rushed to request their favorite periodicals and book genres.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of periodical

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Advertisement The war on terror represented a failed effort to impose a unipolar order on the world, one that could no longer rely on the economic instrumentality of globalization alone.

— Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of instrumentality

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Coverage of the same census in the ISHRS journal flagged a growing black market in hair restoration as one of the notable trends of 2024.

— William Jones, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Others believe that tree-ring research, and the scientific journals that publish it, overestimate the number of historical fires.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of journal

Noun

The end of saving money and raising middle-class wages justifies the means, namely, the destruction of immigrant families.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
If buying chocolate means supporting a great cause, why not gift chocolate to everyone in your life this holiday season?

— Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of means

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On the fall film-festival circuit, Lee had a dozen-plus publicists and a dedicated English interpreter; the cast appeared on red carpets and magazine covers.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Was New York magazine’s Men’s Style Issue spread featuring male celebrities like Mike Faist, Christopher Abbott, Isaac Cole Powell, and others hanging out in their underwear in a sauna an exercise in queerbaiting?

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of magazine

Noun

The coupling of violence with law and order is ever present in the agent’s recollections, but tonally, the show feels light.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Its membership spans producers, executive producers, distributors, sales agents, technical and post-production firms and dubbing houses.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

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