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as in books
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 instruments
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 organs
The projectile took a path through tissue and muscle but avoided vital organs and left the back of his neck, Gross testified earlier in the trial, which began last week.
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Emerson Clarridge
updated March 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
Over four decades, the regime has bureaucratized the clergy, tying seminaries, mosques and religious foundations ever more tightly to the organs of power.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
During pregnancy, some of your baby’s DNA may cross the border of the placenta, enter your bloodstream, and persist in organs, such as your kidneys, liver, spleen, lungs, heart, or brain.
—Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
For those diagnosed after the disease has spread to nearby tissues, organs or regional lymph nodes, that rate is 60%.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Why Adequate Protein Matters Protein is an essential nutrient that plays an important role in the growth and repair of the body’s cells, including those in bones, muscles, skin, and internal organs.
—Kristen Gasnick, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2026
With assistance from underground mainstay NoSaint, the sounds are a collage of loopy VST plugins that recall hunger-rap Drake, ethereal textures reminiscent of a Nintendo OST, and soaring orchestral organs.
—Serge Selenou, Pitchfork, 3 Mar. 2026
Non-weight-bearing exercises like swimming and biking provide many benefits, both for muscles and organs like your heart and lungs.
—Adam Cohen, Oklahoman, 3 Mar. 2026
From life’s first moments, multiplying cells are squished, stretched, and tugged to form tissues that bend and twist into organs that expand and contract.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
Emerson Clarridge
updated March 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
Over four decades, the regime has bureaucratized the clergy, tying seminaries, mosques and religious foundations ever more tightly to the organs of power.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
During pregnancy, some of your baby’s DNA may cross the border of the placenta, enter your bloodstream, and persist in organs, such as your kidneys, liver, spleen, lungs, heart, or brain.
—Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
For those diagnosed after the disease has spread to nearby tissues, organs or regional lymph nodes, that rate is 60%.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Why Adequate Protein Matters Protein is an essential nutrient that plays an important role in the growth and repair of the body’s cells, including those in bones, muscles, skin, and internal organs.
—Kristen Gasnick, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2026
With assistance from underground mainstay NoSaint, the sounds are a collage of loopy VST plugins that recall hunger-rap Drake, ethereal textures reminiscent of a Nintendo OST, and soaring orchestral organs.
—Serge Selenou, Pitchfork, 3 Mar. 2026
Non-weight-bearing exercises like swimming and biking provide many benefits, both for muscles and organs like your heart and lungs.
—Adam Cohen, Oklahoman, 3 Mar. 2026
From life’s first moments, multiplying cells are squished, stretched, and tugged to form tissues that bend and twist into organs that expand and contract.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for organs
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Every month, Emma Alpern and Jasmine Vojdani recommend new fiction and nonfiction books.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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Just nine sentences from nine different books, very granular.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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On this episode, Vlad returns to talk about where things stand, and all of the company's new efforts to give retail traders even more instruments to use.—
Joe Weisenthal,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Money raised goes to scholarships, student services, and equipment, instruments, and technology.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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Designate a place near the entryway for all mail, periodicals, and paper forms.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
13 Jan. 2026
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His houses were featured in such prominent periodicals as Life magazine in the 1950s and Vogue in 1972.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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At a time when thousands of local newspapers across the nation have folded in the face of plummeting web traffic, advertising losses and shifting reader habits, the rebirth of a community news outlet is rare.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Growing up, Silva-Soto joined her mom’s long shifts cleaning houses and delivering stacks of Journal Inquirer newspapers.—
Anna Heqimi,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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Khamenei was born July 17, 1939, in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, where his father was a Shiite cleric of humble means.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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Government outsiders, effectively the state’s entire population, have no way or means of knowing.—
Sam Meas,
Boston Herald,
2 Mar. 2026
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However, Secretary Kennedy has made no secret of his disdain for mainstream medical journals.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2026
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For decades, pharmaceutical marketing focused on physicians by advertising in medical journals, visits by sales representatives and providing free samples.—
Anna Chorniy,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2026
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Rare earths are 17 minerals used to make products such as electric or hybrid vehicles, weapons, flat-screen TVs, mobile phones, mercury-vapor lights and camera lenses.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Metal and glass are seen flying from the vehicles.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of The Week Digital team for more than a decade and a journalist for 25 years, starting out on the irreverent football weekly 90 Minutes, before moving to lifestyle magazines Loaded and Attitude.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
2 Mar. 2026
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Dozens of newspapers and magazines were launched, and for the first time in forty years people formed organizations without securing approval from the state.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Organs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organs. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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