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 Appendicitis is considered a medical emergency and occurs when the organ gets sore or inflamed. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026 In Phase 2b trials, the treatment showed a 49% reduction of melanoma return after patients underwent surgery and a 59% reduction of metastasization of the cancer to distant organs. — Sony Salzman, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 Luwi’s uncle Koiye used to take brain tissue and internal organs to a colonial aid post with an airstrip. — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 That’s a problem because subcutaneous fat deposits in places like the hips and buttocks don’t cause as much inflammation as fat in muscles or in organs like the liver. — Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for organ

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Amos Harel, a senior security analyst for the leftwing Haaretz newspaper, says that both the security and political explanations are relevant.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Deborah Riley Draper directed film the film on the mixed media artist who created with photos, newspaper clippings, oils, ink, fabric and other material.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of newspaper

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When a buyback operation retires $4 billion of 30-year bonds, that borrowing need grows by $4 billion, and with coupon auction sizes frozen, the marginal instrument is the bill.

— James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
That’s exactly what happened with money market funds, another savings instrument that the banks fought using questionable arguments, only to be proven wrong.

— Omid Malekan, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of instrument

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People who might be lucky to have a roof over their heads gathered there to read American books and periodicals, watch American movies, listen to lectures about America, tap their toes to jazz from America.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
It is anticipated that all IEEE periodicals will be included in the Integrity Hub screening by the end of this year.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026

Definition of periodical

Noun

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
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

Definition of instrumentality

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To anchor the novel’s period accuracy, Kepnes drew on her own handwritten coffee shop journals and disposable camera photos from her time living in the West Village.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
Tang’s latest study, published Monday in the journal JAMA Network Open, analyzed more than 3 million patient message threads from the Mass General Brigham electronic health record system.

— Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of journal

Noun

Ballistic missile attacks have increased civilian casualties and infrastructure damage across Ukraine - and Patriots are the only means of shooting them down.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Creamer’s group then sued O’Keefe and Maass over the video and their means of achieving the undercover clips.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of means

Noun

Yet after initially acknowledging the economic struggle, the government once again accused the protesters of being foreign agents before unleashing one of the worst crackdowns in the Islamic Republic’s history.

— Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Emmie – as a skit featuring Epic employees dressed as colorful AI agents illustrated – is designed to answer common questions more reliably than general-use chatbots.

— Michael L. Millenson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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