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 Even in the absence of seizures, severe damage to organ systems, a stroke and other preeclampsia symptoms can become deadly. — Carina Heckert, The Conversation, 30 July 2026 Once inside the body, the infection can spread to the blood and organs, usually within a matter of hours. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 30 July 2026 Unlike many other organs, the heart is made of sturdy muscle tissue that grows and regenerates very slowly, at a rate of about one percent per year. — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 29 July 2026 On June 3, the hospital's 2,000th organ transplant went to 2-year-old John Miller of Dublin, Georgia. — Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for organ

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Noun

Sony and Fujifilm also evacuated staff from their plants in the area, Nikkei newspaper reported.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Sacramento Bee print subscribers should see normal delivery of their newspapers on Tuesday in the wake of a press problem that forced cancellation of home and single-copy delivery on Monday.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of newspaper

Noun

At that point a central bank is no longer looking at a harvest but at second-round effects, and its instrument for those is the price of money.

— Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
With characterization finished, GRETA is entering its regular operational phase as a primary instrument for FRIB users.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of instrument

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

Noun

European and North American agricultural journals hailed guano as a miraculous remedy for exhausted soils.

— Edward D. Melillo, Fortune, 27 July 2026
An agent that changes a purchase order, releases inventory, adjusts production or posts a journal entry is participating directly in the business.

— Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of journal

Noun

With an international wedding on the horizon, old friendships are tested, relationships evolve, and everyone is forced to confront what growing up really means.

— Peter White, Deadline, 31 July 2026
Many of her events cost $15 or less, and Torres offers discounts or other financial support for women who want to attend but don’t have the financial means to.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of means

Noun

The café-bar is a pleasant enough hangout with slate-gray walls punched with color, shelves of artsy souvenirs, and design magazines worth browsing, but the surrounding streets are stacked with great dining options.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
They were also named the World’s Best Tour Operator by Travel + Leisure magazine, a very prestigious accolade in the travel industry.

— Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of magazine

Noun

Hiring has cooled for entry-level software developers — work increasingly done by AI agents — and college enrollment in computer and information science programs has been declining.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Smaller teams of high-agency engineers and builders are managing fleets of agents rather than executing every task by hand.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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