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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
Medications called vasopressors can also be given to boost blood pressure and make sure organs such as the brain and kidneys are getting nutrients such as oxygen.
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Lauren Dunn, NBC news, 7 May 2026
Fascia is a continuous web of fibrous tissue that wraps around and supports organs, muscles, bones, and every other structure of the body.
—Scott Haak, EverydayHealth.com, 6 May 2026
According to Health Highroad, roughly 80 percent of its fibers transmit information upward from your organs to your brain, and the remaining 20 percent carry commands downward.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
Also, there might be scar tissue in the tissue around the organs.
—David J. Neal
may 6, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Beef tallow is rendered fat from cows, made from suet that surrounds the kidneys and other organs, according to UT MD Anderson.
—Ryan Brennan
may 5, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2026
Two of the rounds struck several of his internal organs.
—Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 5 May 2026
The scans, performed by radiographers from Burgess Diagnostics, show the animals' bones, organs and soft tissue.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
The science is getting better, enabling more organs to be used from patients who die older, sicker or further from a hospital.
—Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Lauren Dunn, NBC news, 7 May 2026
Fascia is a continuous web of fibrous tissue that wraps around and supports organs, muscles, bones, and every other structure of the body.
—Scott Haak, EverydayHealth.com, 6 May 2026
According to Health Highroad, roughly 80 percent of its fibers transmit information upward from your organs to your brain, and the remaining 20 percent carry commands downward.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
Also, there might be scar tissue in the tissue around the organs.
—David J. Neal
may 6, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Beef tallow is rendered fat from cows, made from suet that surrounds the kidneys and other organs, according to UT MD Anderson.
—Ryan Brennan
may 5, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2026
Two of the rounds struck several of his internal organs.
—Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 5 May 2026
The scans, performed by radiographers from Burgess Diagnostics, show the animals' bones, organs and soft tissue.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
The science is getting better, enabling more organs to be used from patients who die older, sicker or further from a hospital.
—Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for organs
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The children’s books, which largely attribute poverty in Vietnam to its communist government, also simplify history to play up communist aggression in the civil war—while omitting the extensive role that the United States military played in the conflict.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
7 May 2026
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In…early books, Strout seemed confident that good would eventually prevail, or at least persist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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According to the team, when the lander reaches the moon’s surface, the robot will deploy to carry out tasks like carrying scientific instruments and placing sensors in specific locations.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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Both Voyager probes launched with the same 10 operational instruments.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
9 May 2026
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The gala’s funds support acquisitions of garments and accessories, but also the institute’s reference library, which holds over 800 periodicals and 1,500 designer files pertaining to the history of fashion and clothing, dating back to the sixteenth century.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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In Near, the Court considered the constitutionality of a Minnesota public nuisance statute that allowed authorities to shut down scandalous and defamatory periodicals.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 Apr. 2026
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Sal Rodriguez, the opinion editor for the Southern California News Group’s 11 newspapers, heads the editorial board and guides our stances on public policy and political matters.—
Teagan Davidge,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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The shootings took place on a Sunday morning, apparently after Betty Broderick received a letter from her ex-husband’s attorney, according to a 1990 story in The San Diego Union, one of the two newspapers that later merged to become The San Diego Union-Tribune.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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That Johnson was Hafley’s first selection in the secondary means he will not only be asked to contribute early but will surely have his coach’s attention from the onset.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2026
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Some employ these tools respectfully and responsibly, creating new means to share the stories of victims or of the rapidly diminishing number of living witnesses.—
Toby Axelrod,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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Scientific journals are flooded with low-quality submissions.—
Jamil Zaki,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Potter pushed away people over and over again, and The Dark Wizard uses archival footage, various interviews, and Potter’s journals to try to understand why.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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The two victims who were shot while inside their vehicles were also taken to Boston hospitals with life-threatening injuries, officials said.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
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Modern vehicles do have more sensitive electronics, and following manufacturer-specific procedures is always the safest approach.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Players and free agency, coaches, magazines—people change.—
Chris Smith,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
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More than two decades later, the tween magazines may have dwindled, but prom-goers are still shopping in-store.—
Camilia Fateh,
Vogue,
11 May 2026
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“Organs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organs. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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