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 These were birds in a very different part of their migratory cycle, and their digestive organs, when analyzed, were of more normal proportions. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 Director Scott Waugh’s action-comedy opens in 2,568 North American theaters and centers on an organ delivery gone wrong. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026 The changes indicate that the organ is working harder than usual, the researchers say, providing further support for the idea that nighttime light exposure is connected to worse cardiovascular outcomes. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 11 Sep. 2026 He’s been divorced three times and just likes delivering these organs. — William Earl, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for organ

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Noun

In 2024, police say a man broke into the newspaper’s new offices and stole the paper’s two Pulitzer Prize gold medals.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
According to Robertson, a local newspaper received a tip from an unnamed member of the Borden family that Lizzie and John were too close, but there was no evidence to back up the rumor.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of newspaper

Noun

Besides the several covers of ‘90s-era pop music classics by the likes of INXS and Tina Turner, composer Nathan Matthew David has contributed an original soundtrack incorporating traditional Filipino and Indigenous instruments.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026
The anticipation builds until the silence is pierced by the curling cry of the ancient instrument.

— Ben Corn, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of instrument

Noun

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

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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People who live alone and work jobs that can be done remotely report being more mentally distressed and socially isolated than those whose work has to be done in person, a recent study published in the journal Science found.

— Cordilia James, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Guests received personalized invites, a Vivet journal documenting Cenat’s journey starting the brand, replete with Polaroids taped in the pages.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of journal

Noun

But in the age of AC — and AI — the means of motion picture production can be constructed most anywhere.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
Now, though, with FEMA money involved, residents have to show proof of residency through a utility bill, ID or other means.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of means

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The Investor’s Takeaway High-demand real estate doesn’t require an investor to chase overcrowded metros on business magazine covers.

— Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Then, in November, GQ magazine published an on-camera interview asking Sweeney about the fallout.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of magazine

Noun

As the Broadview detention center filled, and while federal agents moved detainees from there to jails in Indiana and Kentucky and elsewhere, habeas corpus emerged as a viable legal tool.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Since joining the program in July 2025, FDLE has announced the arrests of hundreds of immigrants accused of various crimes in days-long operations in which agents collaborated with local police departments and ICE.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026

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