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
It’s believed to be the world’s first organ transplant.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
The test measures body composition, including muscle mass and visceral fat, which is stored around internal organs.
—Derek James, CBS News, 16 June 2026
This air pollution is harmful to almost every organ, including the brain.
—Emily Kwong, NPR, 16 June 2026
Later this year, the HCA expects to deliver a first draft — the completion of single-cell atlases across all of the major organs and tissues — that promise to boost researchers’ understanding of how the body works.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 16 June 2026
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
The test measures body composition, including muscle mass and visceral fat, which is stored around internal organs.
—Derek James, CBS News, 16 June 2026
This air pollution is harmful to almost every organ, including the brain.
—Emily Kwong, NPR, 16 June 2026
Later this year, the HCA expects to deliver a first draft — the completion of single-cell atlases across all of the major organs and tissues — that promise to boost researchers’ understanding of how the body works.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for organ
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The incident unfolded near Cherry Hill, a popular destination at the park, where the carriage driver had stopped and stepped away to take a photo of the family, the teen's father Deepak Mahajan told the newspaper.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Jordan published his letter on the Sunday editions of several newspapers four days after playing his final game in the NBA.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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The six-minute quasi-title track works as a centerpiece, its compressed qanun (a stringed Middle Eastern instrument, played here by the acclaimed Syrian musician Maya Youssef) looping in the background as electronic pulses, foreboding pianos, and disembodied voices swirl around the mix.—
Alex Robert Ross,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
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The villas are filled with books, instruments, games, curios and thoughtful details that suggest actual living rather than generic hospitality design.—
Arion McNicoll,
TheWeek,
15 June 2026
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The center’s resources—all free—include more than a million books and periodicals, with 400 terminals and 75 staff members available to help dig through them.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Galaxy, Analog, and Amazing Stories, those three periodicals – and our bathroom was piled high.—
Ben Mankiewicz,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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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
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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 have been published in the scientific journal BioRxiv but have not yet been peer reviewed.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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The discovery of both victims is described in a study published in the archaeological park’s e-journal, but the finding of the man with the mortar represents a particularly moving historical coincidence.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
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The fund was created at a Thursday meeting of the performing arts center's board of trustees, with the members voting unanimously to acknowledge the president's contributions to the center by all legal means.—
Emma Nicholson,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Founder of the House Tax Equity Caucus, Elliott — who favors child tax and renters’ credits or other means to reduce burdens on low- and middle-income households — says the demand for relief is the voters’ mantra.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
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Young people are discovering and falling in love with print magazines.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Accordingly, its most perfect articulation did not appear last year in a gallery at all, but in the pages of Vanity Fair magazine.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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Matt Chapman signed his extension before Posey took over, but his first big move was bringing in free-agent shortstop Willy Adames.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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To fix this, the team altered the fabrication process and introduced an in situ crosslinking agent directly into the polymer film during its formation.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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“Organ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organ. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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