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
Tubers are swollen underground organs produced by the plant’s root system.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Kimber Holmes, 32, has hypertension and pre-eclampsia — a complication that can lead to serious organ damage or even death.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
This way, doctors can visualize how these organs are working without the need for surgery.
—Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Lead accumulates in our bones, brains, and other organs.
—Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Kimber Holmes, 32, has hypertension and pre-eclampsia — a complication that can lead to serious organ damage or even death.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
This way, doctors can visualize how these organs are working without the need for surgery.
—Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Lead accumulates in our bones, brains, and other organs.
—Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for organ
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Girone battled bladder cancer and died Friday at his home in Monte Carlo, the newspaper La Repubblica reported.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Oct. 2025
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Sitting just across the road from the factory, his is the closest spot for plant workers to get snacks, drinks, newspapers or cigarettes.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Picture a night in Ibiza where melodies provide the ecstasy and the instrument is Twigs’ multifaceted voice, defying register in shifting from a whispery soprano to guttural pulses in the most surprising of ways.—
Shirley Halperin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the Montes de María, where additional Indigenous groups lived, small statuettes of human figures with instruments resembling gaitas (Indigenous flutes) - also known as chuanas - have been found.—
Karla Gachet,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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This free periodical focuses on the brand’s philosophy of making everyday life better and more comfortable for everyone and is distributed in its stores.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Truth in volume, then: Ruth read every periodical admitted to the library.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 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 findings were reported in the journal iScience on October 3.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Our new paper in the journal Nature Human Behaviour describes how young children are capable of finding systematic solutions to complex problems without any instruction.—
Celeste Kidd,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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That position of strength means, in the local media, the messaging can often be shaped to the club’s advantage.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Flax is known to promote good digestive health and prevent constipation, thanks to plenty of insoluble fiber and soluble fiber (both of which facilitate digestion and regular bowel movements through slightly different means).—
Christina Chaey,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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The company’s recognition on TIME magazine’s list of America’s Best Midsize Companies of 2025 underscores its ongoing focus on innovation, technical service, and performance across the automotive and energy storage industries.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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Filled with the most inspiring, glamorous, and aspirational homes featured in the magazine’s pages throughout the last 10 years, global editorial director Amy Astley offers a closer look into your favorite celebrity homes.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
7 Oct. 2025
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Federal immigration agents carried out a weeklong enforcement campaign across central Florida that led to the arrest of more than 400 migrants without legal status, officials say.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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His plan is to pose as a Fish & Wildlife agent, there to question Catalina’s husband about poaching … and then what?—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Organ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organ. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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