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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
In addition to earlier detection, the study from GRAIL, a biotechnology company, showed that its multi-cancer early detection (MCED) testing method found cancers in organs that don't have routine screening tests.
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
In healthcare, a thin robotic endoscope could move inside the body without damaging tissue, reaching internal organs safely.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
Everything from medical supplies to home goods to fresh foods to live organs for transplants are handled at the Louisville facility.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
According to state officials, deer and turkeys feeding in affected zones ingest the chemicals, resulting in detectable PFAS levels in their meat and organs that can pose a health risk if consumed.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Ten organs the human body can live without, albeit with sometimes major adjustments or medical interventions.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Evidence shows that nitrates help relax and dilate blood vessels, increasing blood flow and oxygen to your heart, brain, and other organs and tissues.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2025
The condition happens when the pelvic muscle tissues can no longer hold the bladder and other organs in place.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 4 Nov. 2025
Videos taken by scientists in Mexico reveal how the crafty whales manage to snag bites of the apex predators’ fatty organs.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
In healthcare, a thin robotic endoscope could move inside the body without damaging tissue, reaching internal organs safely.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
Everything from medical supplies to home goods to fresh foods to live organs for transplants are handled at the Louisville facility.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
According to state officials, deer and turkeys feeding in affected zones ingest the chemicals, resulting in detectable PFAS levels in their meat and organs that can pose a health risk if consumed.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Ten organs the human body can live without, albeit with sometimes major adjustments or medical interventions.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Evidence shows that nitrates help relax and dilate blood vessels, increasing blood flow and oxygen to your heart, brain, and other organs and tissues.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2025
The condition happens when the pelvic muscle tissues can no longer hold the bladder and other organs in place.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 4 Nov. 2025
Videos taken by scientists in Mexico reveal how the crafty whales manage to snag bites of the apex predators’ fatty organs.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for organs
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As a childless person who doesn’t teach I’ve been happily unaware that, due to standardized testing requirements that favor close reads of excerpts over whole books, there’s an entire generation of students who have very little contextual framework for the literature they’re being taught in school.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Simply Winnie will debut June 2, 2026 and is available now for preorder, wherever books are sold.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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She was classically trained on the piano starting at age 4 and plays over 20 other instruments, including the mountain dulcimer, banjo, folk harp and balalaika, according to her bio.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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They are also equipped with Automatic Identification System (AIS) instruments to improve detection and tracking of ships.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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News of Dye’s effort circulated widely within the conservative movement press, including in the periodicals Human Events and Liberty Lobby, as well as hyper-local conservative newspapers like the Birmingham Independent in Alabama.—
Time,
Time,
7 Oct. 2025
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And it will be felt when New Yorkers open their newspapers in the morning and read headlines of success, not scandal.—
TIME Video,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The whole package—the coffee, cigarettes, suits, newspapers—surely a legacy of his youth in Vienna.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The problem is that the objective optimized by the algorithm is good for the people who control the means of prediction…but not good for the rest of society.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Then Vice President Cheney condemned those behind the torture scandal, while at the same time defending water-boarding as a useful means of extracting vital intelligence (many intelligence experts say water-boarding is torture, and its victims will say anything to avoid further abuse).—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Eventually, scientists’ misgivings, expressed largely in academic journals and to journalists, erupted into outright dissent.—
Sophie Yeo,
The Dial,
4 Nov. 2025
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When the film was being conceived, says Viduleja, the discovery of the director’s personal journals was a breakthrough moment.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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In addition to WeRide and Pony AI, Baidu is also expanding its robotaxi offerings through its Apollo Go vehicles.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Shaq accepted the Junior Bridgeman Entrepreneur of the Year Award from sports agent and Klutch Sports Group founder Rich Paul, named in honor of the former basketball player who, in 2020, acquired Ebony and Jet magazines.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Tens of thousands of callous-handed firefighters and tender veterinarians each year are snubbed in favor of bankable Hollywood stars that, coincidentally, tend to bring attention to suffering magazines.—
Choire Sicha,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Organs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organs. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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